Trump will pardon conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza, who was convicted of campaign finance violation

D'Souza pleaded guilty in 2014 to reimbursing two of his associates after directing them to contribute $10,000 each to the 2012 Senate campaign of Wendy Long.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/31/trump-will-pardon-conservative-pundit-dinesh-dsouza-who-was-convicted-for.html?source=Snapzu

Eight million bottles' worth of Champagne grapes wiped out by freak hailstorms

hampagne has become the latest French wine growing region to feel the wrath of the heavens after freakishly violent hail storms wiped out the equivalent of eight million bottles of grapes and roughly €125 million (£110m) of fizz. The extent of the damage emerged barely a week after hailstones “the size of pigeons’ eggs” devastated thousands of acres of prime vineyards in Bordeaux, prompting the French government to promise support for winegrowers, some of whom have lost their entire crop.
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/30/eight-million-bottles-worth-champagne-grapes-wiped-freak-hailstorms/?source=Snapzu

Police seize house? What could possibly go wrong?

Nigel Rothsay spent five years in his Masterton NZ home before discovering his neighbours owned it.
Read more: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/property/104256530/masterton-man-buys-house-only-to-find-out-five-years-later-he-doesnt-own-it?source=Snapzu

Theresa May under pressure over childhood obesity as MPs back crackdown on junk food ads

An influential group of MPs is demanding a ban on junk food advertising before 9pm, among a raft of new measures to overturn the UK’s childhood obesity epidemic. Reforms pitched by the Health and Social Care Committee include bans on permitting cartoon characters to promote unhealthy snacks, outlawing sweets at supermarket checkouts and forcing restaurants to list calorie counts on their menus.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-junk-food-ads-childhood-obesity-mps-health-social-care-a8374401.html?source=Snapzu

People with a keener sense of smell find sex more pleasant and, if they are female, have more orgasms during sex

Scent plays an often under-appreciated role in sexual attraction, helping to account for why visual attractiveness alone can’t explain just how physically attractive a person is perceived to be. But what role does our ability to smell our partners – or potential partners – play in actual experience? We know from past research that men born without the ability to smell tend to have fewer sexual partners. And about half of people who lose their sense of smell, through infection or injury, report negative impacts on their sexual behaviour.
Read more: https://digest.bps.org.uk/2018/05/30/people-with-a-keener-sense-of-smell-find-sex-more-pleasant-and-if-they-are-female-have-more-orgasms-during-sex/?source=Snapzu

Scientists have 3D printed the most advanced artificial cornea ever using human cells

They’re not ready for human eyes yet, but one day these artificial corneas might help people see
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/30/17411268/cornea-transplants-3d-printing-human-cells-eyes-science?source=Snapzu

First 3D printed human corneas

The first human corneas have been 3D printed by scientists at Newcastle University. It means the technique could be used in the future to ensure an unlimited supply of corneas. As the outermost layer of the human eye, the cornea has an important role in focusing vision.
Read more: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2018/05/first3dprintingofcorneas/?source=Snapzu

‘The Expanse’ finds a new home on Amazon Prime

After an outcry among fans following Syfy’s discontinuation of the series on its network, The Expanse will be getting a fourth season on Amazon Prime after an announcement from Jeff Bezos. Bezos revealed the news at the International Space Development Conference where members of the show’s ca…
Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/26/the-expanse-finds-a-new-home-on-amazon-prime/?source=Snapzu

Three dead in suspected 'terror' shooting in Belgian city

A gunman shot dead three people, two of them police officers, in a suspected terror attack in the eastern Belgian city of Liege on Tuesday before being killed by elite officers, prosecutors told AFP. The shooting occurred around 10:30 am (0830 GMT) near a high school on a major artery in the city, which lies some 90 kilometres (55 miles) east of Brussels
Read more: https://www.afp.com/en/news/23/three-dead-suspected-terror-shooting-belgian-city-doc-15f9mp1?source=Snapzu

Brits are stealing "millions" of dollars in groceries by ringing everything up as carrots

Organic avocados are expensive. So are fresh figs and heirloom tomatoes and the like. You know what’s cheap? Carrots. Which is why British supermarket shoppers have been weighing their produce as carrots at self-checkout stations, totaling than $4 million in supermarket theft in the past four years. The Independent reports the practice of ringing up expensive produce as a cheaper item has become so common that some shoppers don’t even see it as a crime.
Read more: https://thetakeout.com/brits-are-stealing-billions-of-dollars-in-groceries-by-1826389172?source=Snapzu

Russian journalist critical of Kremlin shot dead in Ukraine

Arkady Babchenko had been living in Ukraine since fleeing Russia.
Read more: https://www.politico.eu/article/russian-journalist-arkady-babchenko-critical-of-kremlin-shot-dead-in-ukraine/?source=Snapzu

In Irish abortion referendum, a powerful blow to once-invincible Church

New law by year-end could be named after Savita Halappanavar, who died in 2012 after being refused abortion.
Read more: http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/abortion-referendum-voting-ireland-a-powerful-blow-to-once-invincible-church-5193812/?source=Snapzu

Bethesda Teasing Fallout Announcement

Predictably, speculation is rife - one emerging theory is, with this October being the 10th anniversary of Fallout 3, a remaster or remake is on the way. Bethesda has form here - it previously remastered another of its modern-classic RPGs, Skyrim, releasing a Special Edition, Nintendo Switch port, and VR version.
Read more: http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/05/29/bethesda-teasing-fallout-announcement?source=Snapzu

Japanese Whalers Killed 122 Pregnant Whales and 114 Babies Last Summer

Japanese research vessels harpooned, killed and necropsied 333 Antarctic minke whales during an annual hunt last summer — and 122 of those whales were pregnant.
Read more: https://www.livescience.com/62682-japanese-whalers-murdered-122-pregnant-whales.html?source=Snapzu

Japanese Melons Fetch Record-Breaking $29,000 at Auction

This might be the one time in your adult life when it’s appropriate to say “Nice melons” to a stranger. Over the weekend, a pair of Yubari melons sold for a record-breaking ¥3.2 million (US $29,436) at an auction held in the city of Sapporo. The two melons were bought by Shinya Noda, the president of a fruit and vegetable packing company.
Read more: https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/7xmkaq/japanese-melons-record-breaking-price-29000-dollars?source=Snapzu

Tesla in Autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach police cruiser

A Tesla sedan in Autopilot mode crashed into a parked Laguna Beach Police Department vehicle Tuesday morning, authorities said.
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-tesla-collision-20180529-story.html?source=Snapzu

The Russian suspect behind the MH17 attack was identified by his "high-pitched" voice

Investigators have identified a Russian military officer believed to be involved in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from the distinctive tone of his voice. Oleg Vladimirovich Ivannikov has been named by investigators as heading military operations in eastern Ukraine when the Boeing 777 was shot down by a Russian-made Buk missile on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 people on board from 17 countries.
Read more: http://www.newsweek.com/russian-mh17-suspect-identified-high-pitched-voice-946892?source=Snapzu

Why you should be reading the privacy notices choking your inbox

The rules are changing, and participation is important
Read more: https://www.polygon.com/2018/5/28/17402270/gpr-privacy-notices-privacy-policies?source=Snapzu

Julian Assange could be forced out of Ecuadoran embassy soon

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may have overstayed his welcome at the Ecuadoran embassy in London, where his situation is “unusually bad” and he could be forced out “any day now,” according to a report on Friday. The 46-year-old Aussie took refuge at the embassy in 2012, when a British judge ruled he should be extradited to Sweden to face sex assault charges. In December, Ecuador even made him a citizen.
Read more: https://nypost.com/2018/05/25/julian-assange-could-be-forced-out-of-ecuadoran-embassy-soon/?source=Snapzu

10 massive corporations going big on solar power

Sustainable Energy looks at the top 10 corporations in the U.S. by their installed capacity of solar power.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/28/10-massive-corporations-going-big-on-solar-power.html?source=Snapzu

The gay mayor shaking up politics in Catholic Poland

Robert Biedron is one of Poland's young, rising political stars. He's an atheist in perhaps Europe's most Catholic country and its only openly gay politician. And now he is being viewed as a frontrunner for Poland's presidency. "I'm a dreamer. I was born in a very traditional, conservative part of Poland. I am gay and being an atheist, it wasn't easy for me," says Mr Biedron, mayor of Slupsk, a city about 18km (11 miles) from the country's Baltic Sea coast.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44209480?ocid=socialflow_twitter?source=Snapzu

English teacher corrects Trump's letter, sends it back to White House

US President Donald Trump was schooled by a 61-year-old retired English teacher from Atlanta recently. Yvonne Mason, a retired high school English teacher, wrote a letter to the US President Trump asking him to visit family members of the victims who died during mass the shooting in Florida high school in February. After receiving Mason's letter, the White House responded to the retired teacher with a letter signed under President Donald Trump's name.
Read more: https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/english-teacher-corrects-donald-trump-s-letter-sends-it-back-to-white-house-1243518-2018-05-28?source=Snapzu

Halogen light bulbs could disappear from Australian stores within two years

Halogen lights will disappear from Australia within two years, as the industry and federal government pivot towards more efficient and environmentally-friendly LED lighting. A ban on halogen bulbs, which use four times the energy of LED globes, was announced last month at a meeting of state and federal environment ministers. The ban is to come into effect from September 2020 but the bulbs could start disappearing from retail stores in as little as 12 months, according to the industry’s peak body, Lighting Council Australia.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/28/halogen-light-bulbs-could-disappear-from-australian-stores-within-two-years?source=Snapzu

Is Dreaming Real? When You’re Lucid, the Distinction Ceases to Matter.

Talented oneironauts can live two lives.
Read more: https://slate.com/technology/2018/05/is-dreaming-real-when-its-lucid-it-seems-that-way.html?source=Snapzu

Ivanka Trump Wins China Trademarks, Then Her Father Vows to Save ZTE

The timing is likely a coincidence, experts say, but the moves have renewed questions from critics about President Trump’s potential conflict of interest.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/28/business/ivanka-trump-china-trademarks.html?source=Snapzu

Leaked Samsung Galaxy Note 9 screen protector teases new features for the device

Samsung’s Fall flagship is always the Samsung Galaxy Note series, and this year it is expected earlier than usual, to help set it up against the iPhone X successor. As far as we know it will only be a slightly refined version of the Samsung Galaxy S9, with the features in that handset adopted into the Note 8 design, but a screen protector leaked via Weibo suggests there may be slightly more to the story.
Read more: https://mspoweruser.com/leaked-samsung-galaxy-note-9-screen-protector-teases-new-features-for-the-device/?source=Snapzu

EU Commission plans ban on plastic waste

The European Commission is due to present a draft directive aimed at reducing plastic pollution in cities and oceans by banning several plastic products, according to German media reports on Sunday. The exact plans will be revealed on Monday, but the Commissioners warned that if nothing is done, there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish by 2050.
Read more: http://www.dw.com/en/eu-commission-plans-ban-on-plastic-waste/a-43949554?source=Snapzu

Indiana Teacher Out of Hospital After Stopping School Shooting

An Indiana science teacher was released from a hospital a day after he was shot while tackling an armed student inside his classroom. Noblesville police Lt. Bruce Barnes confirmed Saturday that Jason Seaman was discharged from Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.Republican U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks posted a video on Twitter saying she met Seaman during a visit to Noblesville West Middle School around midday Saturday.”He is that hero teacher who stopped the shooter from hurting more young people...
Read more: http://time.com/5292706/jason-seaman-indana-school-shooting/?source=Snapzu

The Amazing Psychology of Japanese Train Stations

It is a scene that plays out each weekday morning across Tokyo. Suit-clad office workers, gaggles of schoolchildren, and other travelers gamely wend their way through the city’s sprawling rail stations. To the casual observer, it is chaos; commuters packed shoulder-to-shoulder amid the constant clatter of arriving and departing trains. But a closer look reveals something more beneath the surface: A station may be packed, yet commuters move smoothly along concourses and platforms.
Read more: https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/05/the-amazing-psychology-of-japanese-train-stations/560822/?source=Snapzu

Civil War soldiers forgotten no more in Traverse City

Group dedicates time and effort memorializing forgotten soldiers who fought in the war between states but later died in relative obscurity.
Read more: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/05/28/civil-war-soldiers-forgotten-no-more-traverse-city/637129002/?source=Snapzu

Lack of Paid Sick Leave Increases Poverty

Research conducted by Florida Atlantic University and Cleveland State University has, for the first time, quantified the relationship between the lack of paid sick leave and poverty in the United States. The data indicates that, even when controlling for education, race, sex, marital status and employment, working adults without paid sick leave are three times more likely to have incomes below the poverty line.
Read more: https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/sick-leave-poverty-study.php?source=Snapzu

Google Employees Resign In Protest Against Pentagon Contract

It's been nearly three months since many Google employees, and the public, learned about the company's decision to provide artificial intelligence to a controversial military pilot program known as Project Maven... By Kate Conger. (May 15, 2018)
Read more: https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2018/05/google-employees-resign-in-protest-against-pentagon-contract/?source=Snapzu

Mysterious wolf-like animal found in Montana igniting online speculation

A mysterious creature was shot and killed in Montana earlier this month. The wolf-like animal had long grayish fur, a large head and an extended snout. Although it looked similar to a wolf, its ears were too long. A rancher near Denton, Montana, shot the strange animal on May 16, according to the Great Falls Tribune. Wildlife officials are stumped.
Read more: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/may/25/mysterious-wolf-like-animal-found-in-montana-ignit/?source=Snapzu

She came to the US for a better life. Moments after arrival, she was killed

Claudia Patricia Gomez Gonzalez traveled 1,500 miles to the United States, hoping to find a job and a better future. Shortly after she set foot in Texas, a Border Patrol agent shot and killed her. Gomez Gonzalez's shooting Wednesday drew international attention after a bystander posted video of the aftermath on Facebook Live, showing her lying on the ground, bleeding. Authorities changed their account of the incident, adding to the controversy at a time when the White House has cracked down on illegal immigration.
Read more: https://edition-m.cnn.com/2018/05/27/us/texas-border-patrol-shooting-victim/index.html?source=Snapzu

Edward Snowden: There's No One Trump Loves Better Than Vladimir Putin

It’s clear Donald Trump is a huge fan of Russian President Vladimir Putin. But whistleblower Edward Snowden says Americans shouldn’t get their hopes up that special counsel Robert Mueller is going to nail the U.S. president for colluding with the Kremlin. “There’s no one in this world that [Trump] loves more than the Russian president,” said Snowden, who exposed eavesdropping by the National Security Agency five years ago and now lives in exile in Russia, a refugee from U.S. treason charges.
Read more: https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/edward-snowden-trump-loves-putin_us_5b08ae41e4b0568a880b7451?source=Snapzu

Men lose interest in sex during long-term relationships before women, study finds

Men are the first to lose interest in sex during long-term relationships, a study has found. Men are put off of sex because they feel insecure and because they worry about losing their freedom within a relationship. An analysis of 64 studies on sexual desire conducted since the 1950s found that men also have unrealistic expectations of their appetite and their bodies as they get older.
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/14/men-lose-interest-sex-long-term-relationships-women-study-finds/?source=Snapzu

Scientists discover new magnetic element

This schematic illustrates how a tetragonal phase of Ru has been forced using ultra thin film growth methods. Credit: University of Minnesota, Quarterman et al, Nature Communications A new experimental discovery, led by researchers at the University of Minnesota, demonstrates that the chemical element ruthenium (Ru) is the fourth single element to have unique magnetic properties at room temperature. The discovery could be used to improve sensors, devices in the computer memory and logic industry, or other devices using magnetic materials.
Read more: https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/scientists-discover-new-magnetic-element?source=Snapzu

Calls for junk food to have graphic cigarette-style warnings on packaging

Graphic health warnings on food packets – similar to those used for cigarettes – could prompt people to abandon “hedonistic impulses” and choose healthier foods, a study suggests.
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/24/calls-junk-food-have-graphic-cigarette-style-warnings-packaging/?source=Snapzu

Qing dynasty vase worth $600,000 found in attic

A French family made the discovery everyone who cleans out their attic secretly hopes for: a priceless work of art overlooked for decades. After finding an intricately decorated porcelain vase in an old shoebox, the owners took it to Sotheby's Paris to be appraised, whereupon the auction house told them it dated from the Qing dynasty, and could be worth upwards of $600,000.
Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/style/article/france-qing-dynasty-vase-attic-intl/index.html?source=Snapzu

Seven who sued Trump won't stop until President unblocks them on Twitter: "We'll take it to the Supreme Court"

“It’s not only just about Trump now but about setting a precedent for the future,” Brandon Neely, one of the seven plaintiffs, said.
Read more: http://www.newsweek.com/seven-who-sued-trump-wont-stop-until-president-unblocks-them-twitter-well-take-945762?source=Snapzu

Alan Bean, fourth astronaut to walk on the moon, dies at 86

Astronaut Alan Bean, who was the fourth person to walk on the moon, has died. A statement released by NASA and family members says Bean died Saturday in Houston after a short illness. He was 86. Bean was the lunar module pilot on Apollo 12, which made the second moon landing in 1969. He then commanded the second crewed flight to the United States' first space station, Skylab, in 1973. On that mission, he orbited the Earth for 59 days.
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-alan-bean-20180526-story.html?source=Snapzu

Canadian company developing cannabis beer

This year’s Canadian Brewing Awards are being held in Halifax, and brewers from across the country are showing off their finest beers. But much of the discussion at this year’s conference surrounds a beer that doesn’t actually exist yet.
Read more: https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/canadian-company-developing-cannabis-beer-1.3946677?source=Snapzu

China calls checkmate on South China Sea

Cattle ranchers in south-east Arizona, where I grew up, have an expression: “You can’t roll your sleeves and wring your hands at the same time.” The ranchers usually directed this phrase towards government officials who were vacillating on an issue. The point was, quit lamenting about the what-ifs and the what-might-have-beens; accept the facts, roll up your sleeves, and get on with the job.
Read more: https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/china-calls-checkmate-on-south-china-sea-20180522-p4zgts.html?source=Snapzu

Meet the 'hero rats' clearing Cambodia's landmines

The sun is barely up when Thoeun Theap pulls into a clearing in the thick Cambodian bush with a giant African rat on the seat beside him. In a few minutes the two will be out there beyond the treeline, scouring the earth for the remnants of a war Mr Theap fled almost 40 years ago. He spends most mornings out here in no man's land with his team of pouched rat handlers from APOPO and de-miners from the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC). A step in the wrong direction could see them lose a leg.
Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-26/hero-rats-clearing-cambodias-landmines/9799632?source=Snapzu

Rich Americans live 15 years longer than poor counterparts: Study

Wealth and health are intrinsically linked in the United States, with rich Americans living between 10 to 15 years longer than their poor counterparts, a study has found. A series of five papers published in the medical journal The Lancet found that a widening income gap, structural racism and mass incarceration are fueling growing health inequalities. “The USA is one of the richest countries in the world, but that reality means very little for most people because so much of that wealth...
Read more: http://www.newsweek.com/rich-americans-live-15-years-longer-poor-study-580486?source=Snapzu

The best, worst, and most repetitive emails of the GDPR

The GDPR promises to reshape our relationship with data privacy. So far, that means emails. So many emails.
Read more: https://www.fastcodesign.com/90173590/the-best-worst-and-most-repetitive-emails-of-gdpr?source=Snapzu

Apple kills Valve's Steam Link iOS app, but you can still stream PC games to Android

Valve’s in-home streaming tech is proving to be its most forward-thinking development. First it helped kill off the company’s own short-lived Steam Machines, with the $50 Steam Link perfectly capable of putting PC gaming in your living room without the need for another high-end PC. And now it’s putting PC gaming...well, anywhere you’d like. But probably the bathroom, if I know people.
Read more: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3271102/gaming/valve-steam-link-app-android-ios-rejected.html?source=Snapzu

UK wants £1bn Galileo costs back from EU

The UK wants the EU to repay £1bn if it is excluded from the Galileo satellite navigation system after Brexit. David Davis's Brexit department is also warning the scheme could cost the EU an extra €1bn (£876m) without the UK's continued involvement. The row could harm wider post-Brexit security co-operation, the department says in a new paper.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-44232269?source=Snapzu

All the books Bill Gates has recommended over the last eight years

Bill Gates has become a powerful influence on publishing. An endorsement from the philanthropist and Microsoft cofounder can cause tangible sales spikes, reminiscent of the golden ticket that once came with being picked for Oprah’s book club. So just what does Gates read? Quartz manually compiled all 186 of the books mentioned on his blog, which dates back to January 2010, and organized them by topic. We’ve included all titles, even those of which Gates was mostly critical, like Matt Ridley’s The Rational Optimist. But this is relatively rare; Gates usually only blogs about books he recommends.
Read more: https://qz.com/1285629/99-books-recommended-by-bill-gates-from-the-last-6-ck-years/?source=Snapzu

Lab-Grown Meat Is Getting Cheap Enough For Anyone To Buy

In 2013, producing the first lab-grown burger cost $325,000. By 2015, though the cost had dropped to around $11, Mark Post, the Dutch researcher who created the burger, thought that it might take another two or three decades before it was commercially viable. But the first so-called “clean meat,” produced from animal cells without an actual animal, may be in restaurants by the end of 2018.
Read more: https://www.fastcompany.com/40565582/lab-grown-meat-is-getting-cheap-enough-for-anyone-to-buy?source=Snapzu