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Andrew McCarthy: Court rejection of Boston bomber’s death sentence seems based on hostility to death penalty It appears that the ruling has at least as much to do with judicial hostility to capital punishment as to concerns about the due process implications of intense media coverage. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3jTDRSh

US to ban TikTok through executive action as soon as Saturday 7 by busymom0 | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Exactly-Once Initialization in Asynchronous Python 4 by ingve | 0 comments on Hacker News.

App described as 'Airbnb for swimming pools' surges in popularity during pandemic Why rent a whole house when you only want the pool? via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/33ezzyP

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Flexport Is Hiring in North America, Europe, and Asia 1 by thedogeye | 0 comments on Hacker News.

ECJ rules US Cloud services fundamentally incompatible with EU Privacy laws 23 by onyva | 5 comments on Hacker News.

Make it now: the rise of the present tense in fiction (2015) 3 by benbreen | 0 comments on Hacker News.

OpenAI API 15 by bookofjoe | 2 comments on Hacker News.

Convicted killer released from California prison due to COVID-19 concerns Reaction from Yolo County assistant chief deputy district attorney Melinda Aiello. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/315IXCd

Sister speaks out against early prison release of brother's killer Convicted murderer being released over COVID-19 concerns; Dena Love speaks with Trace Gallagher on 'The Story.' via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2XijWT8

Dr. Fauci expresses optimism over potential coronavirus vaccine Dr. Anthony Fauci said at the House coronavirus committee hearing he ‘hopes to have a safe and effective vaccine’ in the upcoming months; Mike Emanuel reports. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/30iix16

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on restarting hockey season: We believe the bubble is working Our COVID protocols are very strict and players are adhering to them, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman tells Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier on 'Special Report.' via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2XfrC8C

Meghan McCain criticizes Fauci for his answer on whether protests spread coronavirus 'The View' host, Meghan McCain, slams Fauci after he refused to answer Congress about whether government should limit protesting. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2XfNn8w

Karl Rove on how coronavirus response could impact 2020 election Fox News contributor Karl Rove responds to Biden's criticism of Trump's coronavirus response. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2DjQWDw

Sen. Hoeven discusses need for Democrats to negotiate on stimulus bill North Dakota Republican Sen. John Hoeven addresses divide over COVID-19 relief proposal. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/33asNKB

Amid coronavirus, Alaska sees surge in syphilis cases Syphilis cases are on the rise in Alaska, according to multiple reports. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2DnCrP0

Dr. Jha predicts a COVID-19 vaccine will be available February, March, or April 2021 Harvard Global Health Institute director Dr. Ashish Jha weighs in on the research for a coronavirus vaccine. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/313mJ3W

Former education secretary: There could be life-long consequences for students if we don't get them back in school Former Education Secretary Margaret Spellings weighs in on plans to reopen schools amid the coronavirus pandemic. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3146EL7

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Jared Kushner’s Testing Plan “Went Poof into Thin Air” 8 by jmount | 1 comments on Hacker News.

WordSafety: Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreign languages 5 by cel1ne | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Google Earth Timelapse 4 by sabalaba | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Google is removing community contributions from YouTube 7 by zhamisen | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Argos to stop printing catalogue after almost 50 years 15 by rbanffy | 5 comments on Hacker News.

(JUNEAU, Alaska) — A man who was clearing a trail behind his property in south-central Alaska was found dead with wounds consistent with a bear attack, Alaska State Troopers said Thursday. Troopers said they received a report late Wednesday that a Hope man who set out to clear a trail about a mile behind his property had not returned home and a dog that had gone with him came back alone. The man’s body was found by family and friends in the area in which he had been working, troopers said. Clay Adam, deputy chief with Cooper Landing Emergency Services, said local authorities received a call about 9:50 p.m. and when they arrived at the small, remote cabin learned the incident had occurred about a 45-minute to one-hour hike up the side of a mountain behind the residence. Given the darkness, there were safety concerns with trying to reach the area, Adam said. People who had gone to the site earlier and returned were told not to go back or touch anything, and that troopers would...

(LOS ANGELES) — Ellen DeGeneres apologized to the staff of her daytime TV talk show amid an internal company investigation of complaints of a difficult and unfair workplace. “On day one of our show, I told everyone in our first meeting that ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ would be a place of happiness — no one would ever raise their voice, and everyone would be treated with respect,” DeGeneres wrote. Something changed, she said, “and for that, I am sorry.” In a separate statement, the Warner Bros. studio said the investigation’s “primary findings” revealed what it called some flaws in the show’s daily management. DeGeneres’ memo and the probe by the studio’s parent company followed a BuzzFeed News report in which one current and 10 former show employees complained about issues including being fired after taking medical or bereavement leave. One worker said she left because of comments about her race. Most of the complaints were tied to executive producers and senior manager...

Reverse Engineering the PLA Chip in the Commodore 128 17 by segfaultbuserr | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Show HN: A bookmarking tool designed to help synthesize your web research 35 by te_ch | 10 comments on Hacker News.

Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for desktop 25 by snwfog | 28 comments on Hacker News.

GifCities 6 by tosh | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Expert: What to do if you spot a shark while swimming Toby Daly-Engel, a shark biologist with the Florida Tech Shark Conservation Lab, offered tips on Thursday on what to do if someone spots a shark while swimming in the ocean. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/33aCJnp

Doctor who saved man's life in bikini opens up about Instagram fame, slams sexism in medicine "Dr. Bikini" is being praised for telling it like it is. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3fdG3Ak

Texas mom, 52, says people think she's much younger, credits fitness routine A super fit mother of three claims at 52, she’s in the best shape of her life, and people have taken notice. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/316Q8tM

Couple sues California hotel for 'miserable' wedding experience: report It’s never a good idea to add stress to a couple’s wedding weekend. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/308yQxa

Designer purse roasted for resemblance to 'dog poop' waste bag It’s a fashion doo-doo. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2X8WaJl

Man shocked to find late mother's lost wedding ring in the garden after 34 years You never know what you’ll find in the garden. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3gcST31

Twitter users praise woman's spontaneous photo of intimate NYC wedding: 'You were meant to be there' All you need is love - and a great photographer. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3hNJtLM

Opera GX Gaming Browser 11 by simonebrunozzi | 2 comments on Hacker News.

CurveBoards: Integrating Breadboards into Physical Objects 10 by ArtWomb | 3 comments on Hacker News.

71 percent of Americans hope to visit family following coronavirus lockdowns, study claims A quarter of Americans plan on taking their first post-coronavirus vacation as early as July and August of this year, according to new research. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3hNrFAz

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Panasonic aims to boost energy density in Tesla batteries by 20% 6 by admiralspoo | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Five Buck Fatigue 20 by lawik | 6 comments on Hacker News.

(LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.) — Players and coaches from the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz knelt alongside one another before the first game of the NBA restart on Thursday night, an unprecedented image for the league in unprecedented times. The coaches — New Orleans’ Alvin Gentry and Utah’s Quin Snyder — were next to one another, their arms locked together. Some players raised a fist as the final notes of “The Star-Spangled Banner” were played, the first of what is expected to be many silent statements calling for racial justice and equality following the deaths of, among others, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd in recent months. Even the game referees took a knee during the pregame scene, which occurred with the teams lined up along the sideline nearest where “Black Lives Matter” was painted onto the court. The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers were expected to also take some sort of action before the second game of the re-opening night doubleheader later Thursd...

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Use YC's Work at a Startup to apply for hundreds of jobs with one application 1 by ryankicks | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Primary Sources: A Natural History of the Artist's Palette 4 by benbreen | 0 comments on Hacker News.

What if Planet 9 is a Primordial Black Hole? 3 by mxcrossb | 0 comments on Hacker News.

ScaNN: Efficient Vector Similarity Search 12 by polm23 | 1 comments on Hacker News.

(FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.) — The only Native American on federal death row is scheduled to be executed in late August, the U.S. government announced Wednesday. Lezmond Mitchell, who is Navajo, had been among the first of a handful of inmates set to be put to death after the Trump administration restored federal executions after an informal, 17-year moratorium. Mitchell has been spared temporarily by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals where his attorneys argued they should be able to interview jurors for potential racial bias. Mitchell lost the bid in late April, but the case hasn’t technically been closed, preserving a stay of execution. His attorneys have asked the appeals court to essentially keep the stay in place while they seek review at the U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. attorney in Arizona urged the appeals court Wednesday to make a quick decision. The execution date for Mitchell, who was convicted of the 2001 murder of a Navajo woman and her 9-year-old granddaughter, no...

Smaller airports face new coronavirus setback as Delta suspends flights in 11 cities The airline industry is facing another setback amid the coronavirus pandemic. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3fgloLT

Hawaii added to Japan's safe international travel destination list Add this to the list of reasons to visit Hawaii. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2P9gdmG

Anonymous TSA agent describes unsafe work conditions due to lack of mask enforcement: report Some workers in the travel industry don’t feel like they are adequately protected by the current rules and guidelines. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/30a5Jtp

(TOKYO) — A Japanese court on Wednesday for the first time recognized people exposed to radioactive “black rain” that fell after the 1945 U.S. atomic attack on Hiroshima as atomic bomb survivors, ordering the city and the prefecture to provide the same government medical benefits as given to other survivors. The Hiroshima District Court said all 84 plaintiffs who were outside of a zone previously set by the government as where radioactive rain fell also developed radiation-induced illnesses and should be certified as atomic bomb victims. All of the plaintiffs are older than their late 70s, with some in their 90s. The landmark ruling comes a week before the city marks the 75th anniversary of the U.S. bombing. The U.S. dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, killing 140,000 people and almost destroying the entire city. The plaintiffs were in areas northwest of the ground zero where radioactive black rain fell hours after the bomb was dropped. T...

Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 58 by TimJRobinson | 116 comments on Hacker News.

Pluto’s dark side spills its secrets – including hints of a hidden ocean 6 by sohkamyung | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Querying an RDF triplestore using SPARQL and Relational pipes 4 by xkucf03 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Scientists Crack the Mathematical Mystery of Stingless Bees’ Spiral Honeycombs 7 by MarkOfColor | 0 comments on Hacker News.

(WASHINGTON) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has undergone a nonsurgical medical procedure in New York City and expects to be released from a hospital there by the end of the week, the Supreme Court said Wednesday night. The court said in a statement that the 87-year-old Ginsburg underwent a minimally invasive procedure to “revise a bile duct stent” at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The stent had originally been placed last August, when Ginsburg was treated for a cancerous tumor on her pancreas . The statement said that, according to Ginsburg’s doctors, “stent revisions are common occurrences and the procedure, performed using endoscopy and medical imaging guidance, was done to minimize the risk of future infection.” The procedure follows another one earlier this month at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore to clean out the stent. Ginsburg had gone to the hospital after experiencing fever and chills and was treated for a possible infection. The statement from the cou...

(HONG KONG) — Hong Kong police have signaled their intent to enforce a new Chinese national security law strictly, arresting four youths Wednesday on suspicion of inciting secession through social media posts. Three males and one female, aged 16 to 21, were detained, a police official said at an 11 p.m. news conference. All are believed to be students. “Our investigation showed that a group has recently announced on social media that they have set up an organization for Hong Kong independence,” said Li Kwai-wah, senior superintendent of a newly formed unit to enforce the security law. The 1-month-old law has chilled pro-democracy protesting as activists along with academics and others wonder if their activities could be targeted. The central government in Beijing imposed the national security law on the semi-autonomous Chinese territory after city leaders were unable to get one passed locally. The move has raised fears that Hong Kong’s freedoms and local autonomy are be...

(CHARLESTON, W.Va.) — The U.S. Postal Service is considering closing post offices across the country, sparking concerns ahead of an anticipated surge of mail-in ballots in the 2020 elections, U.S. Sen Joe Manchin and a union leader said Wednesday. Manchin said he has received numerous reports from post offices and colleagues about service cuts or looming closures in West Virginia and elsewhere, prompting him to send a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy asking for an explanation. The possible cutbacks come as DeJoy, a major donor to President Donald Trump who took control of the agency last month, moves to eliminate overtime for hundreds of thousands of postal workers, potentially causing a delay in mail deliveries. A recent document from the Postal Service, obtained by The Associated Press , described the need for an “operational pivot” to make the cash-strapped agency financially stable. “It’s just asinine to think that you can shut something down or throttle it ...

iRobot's New Education Robot Makes Learning to Code a Little More Affordable 4 by sohkamyung | 0 comments on Hacker News.

A new funding model for open source software 25 by colinmcd | 13 comments on Hacker News.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed Democratic demands for aid to cash-strapped cities in a new coronavirus relief package and lashed out at Republican allies as talks stalemated over assistance for millions of Americans. Another lawmaker tested positive for the virus. Republicans, beset by delays and infighting, signaled a willingness to swiftly approve a modest package to revamp a $600 weekly unemployment benefit that’s running out. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., roundly rejected that approach as meager, all but forcing Republicans back to the negotiating table. Without action, the aid expires Friday. “We’re nowhere close to the deal,” said White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. He said they’re “miles apart.” Stark differences remain between the $3 trillion proposal from Democrats and $1 trillion counter from Republicans, a standoff that is testing Trump and Congress ahead of the November election and putting aid for communities na...

Sirum (YC W15 Nonprofit) is hiring developers to save medicine to save lives 1 by akircher | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Tech CEOs Invoke the American Dream to Obscure the Nightmare They Created 16 by elsewhen | 1 comments on Hacker News.

The Stutterer's Song: Remembering Bill Withers 13 by samclemens | 1 comments on Hacker News.

The Physics of Brute Force (and how it relates to cryptography) 5 by tiord | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Modified Gravity Theory Passes a Critical Test 20 by georgecmu | 8 comments on Hacker News.

Bread, How Did They Make It? 4 by yoloswagins | 0 comments on Hacker News.

A federal bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday that OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma can’t make any more contributions to partisan organizations that seek to boost the election efforts of candidates for state attorney general offices. The company can keep contributing to some other political groups, according to the ruling from Judge Robert Drain. Lawyers asked Drain to block Purdue from making political contributions earlier this month when it was revealed that the company had given $185,000 to political groups after declaring bankruptcy last year. Advocates were particularly troubled by contributions to the Democratic Attorneys General Association and the Republican Attorneys General Association because state attorneys general are suing the company and trying to negotiate a settlement with it. Both groups said earlier this month that they would return the contributions to Purdue, as have partisan groups representing the nation’s governors. The company said participating in the p...

(BEIJING) — China reported more than 100 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus on Wednesday as the country continues to battle an outbreak in Xinjiang. The northwestern region accounted for 89 of the new cases, with another eight in the northeastern province of Liaoning and one in Beijing. Another three cases were brought from outside the country by returning Chinese citizens, bringing the daily total over the past 24 hours to 101, the highest number in weeks. Outside of Xinjiang the virus has been largely contained with the death toll from COVID-19 remaining at 4,634 among 84,060 cases registered since the global pandemic first emerged from the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year. Xinjiang’s outbreak has centered on the region’s capital and largest city of Urumqi, where authorities have isolated some communities, restricted public transport and ordered widespread testing.

Jerry (YC S17) is hiring a senior engineer (Toronto, Silicon Valley) 1 by linaz | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Statement by Jeff Bezos to the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary 32 by minimaxir | 15 comments on Hacker News.

Clutch, the Open-Source Platform for Infrastructure Tooling 7 by jbredeche | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Riding the Rays by Douglas Adams (1992) 3 by rfreytag | 0 comments on Hacker News.

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Australia doubling fees for arts and humanities degrees 3 by brudgers | 0 comments on Hacker News.

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Coronavirus masks make it harder for facial recognition algorithms to ID people, study finds Coronavirus face masks can confuse facial recognition technology, government researchers announced Monday. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2DhBLul

100M-year-old microbes found on seafloor were revived, study says Experts have found 100-million-year-old microorganisms living 18,000 feet below the surface and revived them, a shocking study says. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/306Vwhr

Tiny ancient Egyptian mummy reveals its secrets A tiny ancient Egyptian mummy has revealed its secrets following a CT scan. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2EszFbU

How is the Mars Perseverance rover getting to the Red Planet? After it was delayed three times to iron out issues, NASA's Perseverance rover is slated to head to Mars on July 30, where it will perform a number of tasks, including looking for fossilized evidence of extraterrestrial life. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/30Pd0hq

Orca mother who carried her dead calf for weeks is pregnant again, researchers reveal Tahlequah, the grieving killer whale who made global headlines when she carried her dead calf for more than two weeks, is pregnant again, according to researchers. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/39yzp6F

Hiring Without Whiteboards – Companies that don't have a broken hiring process 36 by kipply | 33 comments on Hacker News.

UTF-8 bit by bit (2001) 7 by networked | 0 comments on Hacker News.

How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers 21 by ColinWright | 8 comments on Hacker News.

Media for Thinking the Unthinkable (2013) 9 by rfreytag | 0 comments on Hacker News.

A Malaysia court has ruled former prime minister Najib Razak guilty in the first verdict to come in the series of trials linked to 1MDB. Najib was guilty of one charge in the case involving 42 million ringgit ($10 million) of funds deposited in his personal accounts from a former unit of 1MDB. He has earlier said he plans to appeal the judgment.

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Can no longer send money via Gmail 13 by bkraz | 0 comments on Hacker News.

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How Did the Casio F91W Become a Terrorist Icon? 17 by joeschmoe83 | 3 comments on Hacker News.

Witches of Belvoir 'may have been framed' (2013) 6 by diodorus | 0 comments on Hacker News.

(TOKYO) — Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto, known for his avant-garde and colorful work that included flamboyant costumes of the late rock icon David Bowie, has died of leukemia, his company said Monday. He was 76. Yamamoto developed leukemia in February and was determined to recover and come back with renewed energy, said the company, Kansai Yamamoto. He died last Tuesday. Born in 1944 in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Yamamoto debuted in 1971, becoming the first Japanese fashion designer to hold a show in London. He became internationally known for blending traditional Japanese motifs with brilliant colors and bold designs. Debi Doss–Hulton Archive/Getty Images David Bowie performing as Ziggy Stardust at the Hammersmith Odeon, 1973. He is wearing a silver costume with gold tassels by Japanese designer Kansai Yamamoto. Yamamoto designed the costume for Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust alter ego, and also developed friendships with top artists including Elton John and Stevie Wo...