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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and JeremyBloom. Alumni editors include (but not limited to)...
by annetteboardman
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on Fri Apr 12, 2024 at 10:36 PM PDT
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� “7 stories to know” is a new Monday series showcasing stories that may have been ignored in the crush of news over the past few weeks, and stories that have continued to evolve over the weekend.
by Mark Sumner
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on Mon Apr 15, 2024 at 06:30 AM PDT
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In the heart of Zambia, a revolution was brewing, not on the streets, but across the airwaves. From May 2021 to September 2022, two riveting radio shows – Kwishilya (“Over the Horizon”) in the Bemba language and Siñalamba (“Breaking the Barrier”) in...
by populationmediacenter
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on Thu Apr 11, 2024 at 11:00 AM PDT
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President Joe BIden sat down with Univision reporter Enrique Acevedo in the Oval Office for an wide-ranging interview that ran Tuesday evening. The interview comes after months of well-deserved criticism over an “exclusive” puff-piece interview Acevedo...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Wed Apr 10, 2024 at 04:00 PM PDT
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Donald Trump released a video Monday proclaiming a hodgepodge of undercooked positions on abortion. Rachel Maddow broke down the traditional media’s failure to convey Trump’s cowardice, incoherence, and dishonesty. She recited a number of muted...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Tue Apr 09, 2024 at 12:43 PM PDT
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Donald Trump started Monday by staking his official incoherent position on abortion in a too-many-minutes-long speech packed with lies. Like ending Roe v. Wade was something that “all legal ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Apr 08, 2024 at 01:43 PM PDT
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“7 stories to know” is a new Monday series showcasing stories that may have been ignored in the crush of news over the past few weeks, and stories that have continued to evolve over the weekend. Expect to read coverage about health, science, and...
by Mark Sumner
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on Mon Apr 08, 2024 at 09:56 AM PDT
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In 2021 I wrote an artice concerning the drift of herbicide on my��garden. You may see it here��w www.dailykos.com/… I have posted it at the end of this articele so you don’t have to go back. ...
by nailkeg
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on Sat Apr 06, 2024 at 06:11 AM PDT
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In the last half of the nineteen fifties, I lived within 15 miles of King City MO. At that time it was known as the Blue Grass Capital of the World. They had a warehouse north of town, still standing and used, where they bought and distributed more...
by nailkeg
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on Fri Mar 29, 2024 at 05:00 AM PDT
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“7 stories to know” is a new Monday series showcasing stories that may have been ignored in the crush of news over the past few weeks, and stories that have continued to evolve over the weekend. ...
by Mark Sumner
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on Mon Mar 25, 2024 at 08:08 AM PDT
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On March the 21st, the Kansas City community gardens had their first day for bedding plants on sale. I spent five dollars for a variety of lettuce, chard, and other early season plants. I had ...
by nailkeg
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on Sat Mar 23, 2024 at 06:05 AM PDT
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Pneumonia shots are usually explained to patients as being protective against bacterial pneumonia, specifically that caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Turns out they also help protect against other enemies like coronaviruses and influenza viruses. So...
by Examined
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on Thu Mar 21, 2024 at 08:48 AM PDT
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During a ludicrous forced-birther symposium on Tuesday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene breathlessly said, “We will repeal the FACE Act if we can get our opportunity,” referring to the 1994 law that ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Wed Mar 20, 2024 at 02:00 PM PDT
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by Jen Sorensen
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on Wed Mar 20, 2024 at 04:58 AM PDT
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The Trump campaign asks: “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” The timing of the question offered a great opportunity for a response, so many people and their organizations offered measuring sticks and results. Checking my email to see...
by John in Denver
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on Mon Mar 25, 2024 at 04:08 PM PDT
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I don't know why we still have this going on. I mean, I'm a fan of Rogan’s. I’m still a fan of Rogan's. It is just that sometimes we get things in our head and they get stuck. And we can be told and shown and demonstrated to, that what is stuck in our...
by ghefley
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on Sat Mar 16, 2024 at 06:47 PM PDT
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attacked the infamous Libs of TikTok social media account, operated by right-wing troll Chaya Raichik, on Wednesday, writing , “Truth shouldn’t be a casualty of ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Thu Mar 14, 2024 at 03:15 PM PDT
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One of the most common concerns I hear in the office is bad sleep. Not enough sleep. Interrupted sleep. Trouble falling or staying asleep. A year ago I wrote a long post about strategies to avoid insomnia, both obvious and overlooked ones. Within that...
by Examined
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on Tue Mar 12, 2024 at 12:18 PM PDT
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The Denver City Council is considering a proposal �that would remove sugary drinks from kids meals�at restaurants. Parents could still buy sodas for their children for an additional cost, but the ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Mar 11, 2024 at 01:02 PM PDT
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I read a paper on the long-term effects on Covid on brain function. Some of the findings: From the very early days of the pandemic, brain fog emerged as a significant health condition that many experience after COVID-19. Brain fog is a colloquial term...
by Chad C Mulligan
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on Sun Mar 10, 2024 at 08:56 AM PDT
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