Broncos cheerleader performed as T-Rex for Halloween

Halloween is Monday, so Broncos cheerleaders wore unique costumes on Sunday when Denver hosted the Chargers. One of them, Romi, performed as a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Amazingly, she was able to perform …
Read more: http://broncoswire.usatoday.com/2016/10/30/denver-broncos-cheerleader-dinosaur/?source=Snapzu

On the front lines: Mosul in sight

Through the haze and smoke, the brown and gray outline of Gogjali is just about visible. It's an industrial suburb on the eastern outskirts of Mosul, just two kilometers (1.24 miles) from front line positions of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Force (CTF), and it's their next target. The Iraqi units send mortar fire into the area every few minutes. In the distance they can see ISIS fighters moving between abandoned houses; witnesses inside Mosul say the terror group has moved vehicles into Gogjali; the assumption is they are packed with explosives and prepared to meet the advance of the Iraqi units.
Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/29/middleeast/mosul-front-lines/index.html?source=Snapzu

FBI's Comey opposed naming Russians, citing election timing: Source

FBI Director James Comey argued privately that it was too close to Election Day for the U.S. government to name Russia as meddling in the election.
Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/31/fbis-comey-opposed-naming-russians-citing-election-timing-source.html?source=Snapzu

Weiner hands laptop over to FBI as Clinton keeps her distance

Hillary Clinton has demanded the FBI provide transparency into its​ renewed​ investigation of her emails — but she hasn’t even bothered to ask her closest aide, Huma Abedin, what was on​ the computer that the FBI seized in its investigation of ​estranged hubby ​Anthony Weiner. Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook made the surprising revelation when pressed by tough questioning from Chris Wallace, moderator of “Fox News Sunday.”
Read more: http://nypost.com/2016/10/30/weiner-hands-laptop-over-to-fbi-as-clinton-keeps-her-distance/?source=Snapzu

12 Observations About Artificial Intelligence From The O'Reilly AI Conference

At the inaugural O’Reilly AI conference, 66 artificial intelligence practitioners and researchers from 39 organizations presented the current state-of-AI: From chatbots and deep learning to self-driving cars and emotion recognition to automating jobs and obstacles to AI progress to saving lives and new business opportunities. There is no better place to imbibe the most up-to-date tech zeitgeist than at an O’Reilly Media event as has been proven again and again ever since the company put together the first Web-related meeting (WWW Wizards Workshop in July 1993).
Read more: http://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2016/10/31/12-observations-about-artificial-intelligence-from-the-oreilly-ai-conference/#4bc57e351e67?source=Snapzu

Help us! Women in Indian mill pen letter describing sexual abuse at work

A letter from six women at a spinning mill in southern India, describing the sexual harassment they face at work and asking for help, exposes the widespread exploitation of women in the multi-billion-dollar textile industry, campaigners said. “He forces himself on us, constantly hugging us and squeezing our breasts,” the women write, describing the behavior of their male supervisor. “Any worker who resists his advances loses part of her salary. We need this job and don’t know who to talk to about the abuse we face everyday. Please help us.”
Read more: http://news.sitibe.com/help-us-women-indian-mill-pen-letter-describing-abuse-work?source=Snapzu

Oklahoma fugitive Michael Vance killed in shootout with police

The week-long manhunt for Oklahoma fugitive Michael Dale Vance Jr. ended Sunday night when he died in a shootout with authorities, FBI Special Agent Terry Weber said.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/31/us/oklahoma-fugitive-killed/?source=Snapzu

Jeff Bezos dismisses idea of a backup plan, says we must protect Earth

During the last year Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has begun to open up about the scale of his ambitions with the rocket company, Blue Origin, explaining that he envisions millions of people living and working in space. Additionally, Bezos has talked about moving heavy industry off of planet Earth to create a garden paradise on our home planet. In this view Bezos' philosophy differs significantly from the other titan of the new space industry, Elon Musk of SpaceX. Both men agree that reusable spaceflight is essential to lowering the cost of access to space...
Read more: http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/10/jeff-bezos-dismisses-idea-of-a-backup-plan-says-we-must-protect-earth/?source=Snapzu

Ex-FBI official: Clintons are a 'crime family'

A former FBI official said Sunday that Bill and Hillary Clinton are part of a “crime family” and argued top officials hindered the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server while she was secretary of State. During a radio interview with John Catsimatidis, former assistant FBI director James Kallstrom heaped praise on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump before taking aim at the Clintons. “The Clintons, that’s a crime family, basically,” Kallstrom said. “It’s like organized crime. I mean the Clinton Foundation is a cesspool.”
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/303458-former-fbi-official-clintons-are-a-crime-family?source=Snapzu

A Girl And Her Service Dog Head To The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will hear Fry v. Napoleon Schools on Monday to decide if disabled children prevented from having qualified service animals at school can go directly to federal court.
Read more: http://www.npr.org/2016/10/31/499876610/a-girl-and-her-service-dog-head-to-the-supreme-court?source=Snapzu

S Korea: Protestors call for Park resignation

Thousands of South Koreans rallied in Seoul Saturday, demanding the resignation of President Park Geun-hye. Police estimated that around 12,000 demonstrators attended the evening protest, according to the country's semi-official Yonhap news agency. South Korea's president faces scrutiny for allegedly leaking state documents to a friend. On Friday, Park Geun-hye ordered the resignation of 10 of her senior secretaries as political turmoil continued to grip the country.
Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/29/asia/south-korea-reshuffle/?source=Snapzu

Equality House vandalized with anti-gay graffiti, bullet holes

The Equality House in Topeka, Kansas, which stands directly across the street from the notoriously anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church, has been a symbol of the LGBTQ rights movement since it was first painted Pride flag colors in March of 2013. This week, however, the colorful symbol of equality was subjected to hate when spray-painted slurs and bullet holes were found on the home's exterior.
Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/equality-house-vandalized-homophobic-slurs-bullet-holes-n674271?source=Snapzu

Donald Trump's companies destroyed or hid documents in defiance of court orders

The Trump strategy was deny, impede and delay, while destroying documents the court had ordered them to hand over.
Read more: http://www.newsweek.com/2016/11/11/donald-trump-companies-destroyed-emails-documents-515120.html?source=Snapzu

Giant Genetic Map Shows Life’s Hidden Links

In a monumental set of experiments, spread out over nearly two decades, biologists removed genes two at a time to uncover the secret workings of the cell. By Veronique Greenwood.
Read more: https://www.quantamagazine.org/20161025-pairwise-gene-removal-reveals-genetic-structure/?source=Snapzu

Melting glaciers in Bolivia could cause catastrophic floods

Bolivia, which holds 20 percent of the world's tropical glaciers has seen its glaciers shrunk by 43% since the mid-1980s. The melting has left behind at least 25 unstable glacial lakes capable of causing sudden and catastrophic outburst floods.
Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/environment/melting-glaciers-in-bolivia-could-cause-catastrophic-floods/article/478453?source=Snapzu

The Surveillance State Descends on the Dakota Access Pipeline Spirit Camp

For the past six months, at the confluence of the Cannonball and Missouri Rivers, history has been made at one of the largest international gatherings of indigenous people in recent history. Representatives from well over 100 indigenous nations and thousands of people have camped, prayed, and taken action... By the American Civil Liberties Union.
Read more: https://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/surveillance-state-descends-dakota-access-pipeline-spirit-camp?source=Snapzu

Theresa May lied and lied again to become PM

Theresa May appeals to a stereotype that has a deep grip on the English psyche. Sober and commonsensical, she behaves with the moral seriousness we expect from a vicar’s daughter. She may be a little clunky, but what a relief it is to have a straightforward leader from the heart of the country after the flash, poll-driven phonies of the past.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/30/theresa-may-lie-and-lied-to-become-prime-minister?source=Snapzu

Self-healing thread changes from firm to flexible with just a bit of voltage

With a bit of voltage, a new fiber can go from firm to flexible in just a few seconds. The thread may not seem like much as first glance, but its versatility make it a promising new component for a number of applications, from rehabilitation to robotics. Developed by researchers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), the thread consists of a metal core encased in a silicon pipe. Heat causes the core to melt and the thread assumes the properties of the silicon layer, bending and flexing as needed within about 10 seconds. When the thread is cooled again, the metal core solidifies and holds its new shape.
Read more: http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/self-healing-thread/?source=Snapzu

Refugees face lifetime ban from Australia if they come by boat

The Federal Government will soon move to ban refugees and asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru from ever coming to Australia, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says. Mr Turnbull said the legislation would send a clear message. "This will send the strongest possible signal to the people smugglers ... It is incredibly important that we send the clearest message," Mr Turnbull told a press conference this morning.
Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-30/manus-nauru-refugees-asylum-seekers-to-be-banned-turnbull-says/7978228?source=Snapzu

Swimmer Nyad launches ambitious walking initiative

Known for her ocean endurance, swimmer Diana Nyad has taken to dry land for her latest challenge, an initiative to get 1 million people walking.
Read more: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/sd-me-nyad-walk-20161027-story.html?source=Snapzu

NASA Scientists Suggest We’ve Been Underestimating Sea Level Rise

Sea level rise has been underestimated by up to 28 percent in some areas. By Sarah Emerson.
Read more: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/nasa-scientists-suggest-weve-been-underestimating-sea-level-rise?source=Snapzu

West Antarctica Begins to Destabilize With ‘Intense Unbalanced Melting’

"The bottom of the world has drawn increased scrutiny from scientists over the last few years, as West Antarctic ice loss in some places shows signs of becoming “unstoppable.” There’s enough water locked up in West Antarctica’s Amundsen Sea region alone to raise the global average sea level by four feet, and it’s the fastest-melting spot on the continent." By Eric Roston.
Read more: http://www.bloombergquint.com/technology/2016/10/25/west-antarctica-begins-to-destabilize-with-intense-unbalanced-melting?source=Snapzu

Research helps explain formation of ringed crater on the moon

Using data from NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission, scientists have shed new light on the formation of a huge bull's-eye-shaped impact feature on the Moon. The findings, described in two papers published in the journal Science, could help scientists better understand how these kinds of giant impacts influenced the early evolution of the Moon, Mars and Earth.
Read more: http://phys.org/news/2016-10-formation-crater-moon.html?source=Snapzu

Borrow a sewing machine? Sacramento Public Library to start loaning more than books

The Library of Things is part of an ongoing push by the Sacramento Public Library system and libraries around the country to expand and diversify their role beyond book borrowing. By Ellen Garrison.
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article8920145.html?source=Snapzu

Ceta: EU and Canada sign long-delayed free trade deal

The European Union and Canada have signed a long-delayed landmark trade deal, following weeks of uncertainty due to opposition in Belgium. The deal was signed in Brussels by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and top EU officials. The signing ceremony initially planned for Thursday had been cancelled after Belgium's Wallonia region vetoed the agreement.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37814884?source=Snapzu

Scientists call for breaching dams to save Puget Sound orcas

Researchers who track the endangered population of orcas that frequent Washington state waters said Friday that three whales are missing or believed dead since summer. The most recent death of a 23-year-old female known as J28 and likely her 10-month-old calf drops the current population to 80, among the lowest in decadesBy Phuong Le.
Read more: http://www.pattayamail.com/worldnews/scientists-call-breaching-dams-save-puget-sound-orcas-153615?source=Snapzu

Researchers Invent ‘Perfect’ Soap Molecule That is Better For the Environment

This soap molecule is made from natural products, like soybeans, coconut, and corn rather than fossil fuels, making it ten times better for the Earth.
Read more: http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/researchers-invent-perfect-soap-molecule-better-environment/?source=Snapzu

‘The stuff of nightmares’: US primate research centers investigated for abuses

Animal welfare campaigners have decried incidents of monkeys dying from strangulation, water deprivation, poor handling by staff and attempted escapes. By Oliver Milman.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/28/primate-research-centers-investigation-monkey-abuse-peta?source=Snapzu

Brazil mutant mosquitoes to breed out diseases

Scientists in Brazil are preparing to release millions of factory-bred mosquitoes in an attempt to wipe out their distant cousins that carry tropical diseases. The insects' method: have sex and then die.
Read more: http://phys.org/news/2016-10-brazil-mutant-mosquitoes-diseases.html?source=Snapzu

Jesus's tomb opened for first time in centuries

Preservation experts have opened for the first time in at least two centuries what Christians believe is Jesus's tomb inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Some of the historic work was witnessed by AFP photographer Gali Tibbon who captured images of the site believed to contain the rock upon which Jesus was laid in around 33 AD as it was uncovered as part of ongoing restoration at the site.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/jesuss-tomb-opened-first-time-centuries-192734029.html?source=Snapzu

The Irrational Downfall of Park Geun-hye

[South Korean] President Park Geun-hye is deep trouble. The stories have been out for a few days now, and even the English-language papers have caught on...
Read more: http://askakorean.blogspot.in/2016/10/the-irrational-downfall-of-park-geun-hye.html?source=Snapzu

These are Tesla’s stunning new solar roof tiles for homes

Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk wasn’t kidding when he said that the new Tesla solar roof product was better looking than an ordinary roof: the roofing replacement with solar energy gathering powers does indeed look great. It’s a far cry from the obvious and somewhat weird aftermarket panels you see applied to roofs after the fact today. The solar roofing comes in four distinct styles that Tesla presented at the event, including “Textured Glass Tile,” “Slate Glass Tile,” “Tuscan Glass Tile, and “Smooth Glass Tile.”
Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/28/these-are-teslas-stunning-new-solar-roof-tiles-for-homes/?source=Snapzu

Ministers press ahead with controversial internet tap plan

The cabinet is pressing ahead with controversial legislation to give the security service much wider powers to tap phones and internet traffic, despite opposition from the Council of State. The Council of State, which is the government’s most senior advisory body, said that the legislation should not be submitted to parliament in its present form. Currently the security services are only allowed to tap into satellite communications and specific internet connections and ministers argue that they must have wider access to internet traffic to monitor terrorists more effectively.
Read more: http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2016/10/dutch-press-ahead-with-controversial-internet-tapping-plan/?source=Snapzu

U.S. orders family members to leave consulate in Istanbul

The State Department cited fears of attacks by extremist groups in ordering family members of employees to leave the consulate in Turkey.
Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-orders-family-members-leave-consulate-istanbul-n675151?source=Snapzu

This Map of the World Just Won Japan’s Prestigious Design Award

The 2016 Good Design Award results were announced recently with awards going to over 1000 entries in several different categories. But the coveted Grand Award of Japan's most well-known design award, given to just 1 entry, was announced today.
Read more: http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2016/10/28/hajime-narukawa-authagraph/?source=Snapzu

Hillary Clinton email probe reopens

Hillary Clinton says she is "confident" a new FBI probe linked to her emails will not change its original finding that she should not be prosecuted. The Democratic presidential candidate called on the FBI director to explain the new inquiry to the American people. James Comey earlier said the FBI was looking into newly found messages. The latest emails came to light during a separate inquiry into top Clinton aide Huma Abedin's estranged husband, former congressman Anthony Weiner.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37805525?source=Snapzu

More than one million children starve as Yemen war rages: U.N. agencies

Around 1.5 million children in Yemen are malnourished and half the population lives in hunger, United Nations aid agencies said on Friday, three days after pictures of an emaciated Yemeni teenager sparked headlines around the world. Yemen's 18-month war has left 370,000 children at risk of severe malnutrition - a condition which needs urgent treatment to prevent a child from dying - the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said at a press briefing in Geneva on Friday.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-crisis-hunger-idUSKCN12S204?source=Snapzu

Turkey parliament to consider death penalty for coup plotters: Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said his government would ask parliament to consider reintroducing the death penalty as a punishment for the plotters behind the July coup bid.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/turkey-parliament-consider-death-penalty-coup-plotters-erdogan-154422428.html?source=Snapzu

John Zacherle, Host With a Ghoulish Perspective, Dies at 98

Mr. Zacherle was one of early television’s horror-movie hosts, playing an undertaker and other characters on stations in Philadelphia and New York in the 1950s and ’60s. By William Grimes,
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/29/arts/television/john-zacherle-dies.html?_r=0?source=Snapzu

Placebo sweet spot for pain relief found in brain

Scientists have identified for the first time the region in the brain responsible for the "placebo effect" in pain relief, when a fake treatment actually results in substantial reduction of pain, according to new research...
Read more: http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-10-placebo-sweet-pain-relief-brain.html?source=Snapzu

Starfish are dying out in the Pacific – and no-one is quite sure why

Starfish are dying out on the Pacific Coast from Mexico to Alaska – and no-one is quite sure why. The problem has been documented among starfish, or sea stars as they are also known, that live along the Pacific shore before. But a new study has found species which live below the low tide mark are also being severely affected.
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/starfish-sea-stars-pacific-salish-sea-wasting-disease-dying-out-a7381286.html?source=Snapzu

Cannabis may enhance night vision

New research shows that the drug makes cells in the retina more sensitive to light.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/science/neurophilosophy/2016/oct/27/cannabis-many-enhance-night-vision?source=Snapzu

Angela Merkel: internet search engines are ‘distorting perception’

A lack of transparency about algorithms is endangering debate, German chancellor tells media conference. By Kate Connolly.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/27/angela-merkel-internet-search-engines-are-distorting-our-perception?source=Snapzu

ISIS Reportedly Murders Hundreds of Iraqi Civilians As It Defends Mosul

ISIS militants in the Iraqi city of Mosul have reportedly executed at least 232 people and forced thousands of others to relocate at gunpoint in order to transform them into human shields, the United Nation’s human rights office said on Friday. The apparent executions and forced movements suggest the jihadist group is turning to increasingly brutal measures as it attempts to defend Mosul from a large-scale military offensive launched on Oct. 17 meant to restore government control over the city, which was once Iraq’s second largest.
Read more: http://time.com/4549266/isis-civilians-massacre-mosul-offensive/?xid=homepage?source=Snapzu

Jury awards $7.3 million to Penn State whistleblower in Sandusky scandal

A jury in Pennsylvania on Thursday awarded more than $7 million in damages to a former Penn State University assistant football coach who said the school retaliated by firing him after he implicated Jerry Sandusky as a molester of young boys. The $7.3 million in compensatory and punitive damages Penn State was ordered to pay Michael McQueary was confirmed to Reuters by Kendra Miknis, chief administrator of the Centre County Court of Common Pleas in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pennsylvania-sandusky-idUSKCN12R2PX?source=Snapzu

If Clinton Campaign Believes WikiLeaks Emails Are Forged, Why Don’t They Prove It?

Top Democrats have repeatedly waved off questions arising from their hacked emails by implying that some of them are forgeries. They know better.
Read more: https://theintercept.com/2016/10/28/if-clinton-campaign-believes-wikileaks-emails-are-forged-why-dont-they-prove-it/?source=Snapzu

Kim Dotcom Credited With Reopening Of FBI Investigation

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America’s Biggest Filer of Patent Suits Wants You to Know It Invented Shipping Notification

Like almost every online retailer, Spice Jungle LLC emails tracking numbers to customers when they place orders. That’s why the small firm was dumbfounded when it received a demand to pay $25,000 for the right to do so. It came from a company called Shipping & Transit LLC, which soon followed with a lawsuit saying the spice seller had infringed on its patents “through use of its electronic tracking, text, email and other messaging to customers."
Read more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-biggest-filer-of-patent-suits-wants-you-to-know-it-invented-shipping-notification-1477582521?source=Snapzu

Russia gets voted off UN Human Rights Council

The General Assembly voted Russia off the UN Human Rights Council on Friday, a stunning rebuke to the country which is increasingly being accused of war crimes over its atrocities in Syria.
Read more: http://orient-news.net/en/news_show/126009/0/Russia-gets-voted-off-UN-Human-Rights-Council?source=Snapzu

World’s Largest Marine Reserve Created Off Antarctica

New 598,000 square-mile protected area is more than twice the size of Texas, and will protect everything from penguins to whales. By Brian Clark Howard.
Read more: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/10/ross-sea-marine-protected-area-antarctica/?source=Snapzu