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Thomas E. Kurtz, co-creator of BASIC programming language, dies at 96
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At Dartmouth, long before the days of laptops and smartphones, he worked to give more students access to computers. That work helped propel generations into a new world.
#RIP #basic #deaths #kemenyjohng #mathematics #kurtzthomase #cloudcomputing #dartmouthcollege #collegesanduniversities #computersandtheinternet
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Under the Chandelier at Mar-a-Lago, Trump Makes Picks at Breakneck Speed
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President-elect Donald J. Trump is more contemptuous than ever of Washington expertise and determined to hire people based on loyalty.
#wnn7 #Trump #USpol #fascism #breakingnews #worldnewsnuggets
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Russini’s what I’m hearing: This NFL coach hiring cycle is going to be huge
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The latest on Belichick, Vrabel and Deion. Plus, Jets in limbo, Daniel Jones’ future, what the QB flip-flop means for Colts, and more.
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Opinion | How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Could Destroy One of Civilization’s Best Achievements
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Let’s not make child mortality great again.
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Democrats Draw Up an Entirely New Anti-Trump Battle Plan
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The party’s early preparations to oppose the next Trump administration are heavily focused on legal fights and consolidating state power, rather than marching in the streets.
#USpol #democrats #ElectoralReform #campaignfinancereform
9h ago
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Slash First, Fix Later: How Elon Musk Cuts Costs
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Mr. Musk dug into his companies’ budgets, preferring to cut too much rather than too little and to deal with the fallout later. Under Donald Trump, he is set to apply those tactics to the U.S. government.
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Opinion | When Will Democrats Learn to Say No?
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Why supermajority thinking is urgently needed on the left.
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Travis Hunter tracker: Heisman frontrunner dazzles again as Colorado keeps rolling
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Hunter is closing in 1,000 yards receiving this season — and Colorado is now three wins away from a College Football Playoff berth.
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NFL Week 11 roundtable: Harbaugh’s Chargers, Mahomes and Allen meet again, Steelers-Ravens
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Week 11 feels like a turning point for a few division and conference races. Our NFL writers discuss.
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Are A.I. Clones the Future of Dating? I Tried Them for Myself.
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A New York Times reporter tested a handful of chatbots to see if they could help improve his dating life. The results were decidedly mixed.
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Trump’s Victory Could Mean End of Inquiry Into NYPD Sex Crimes Unit
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President-elect Donald J. Trump has vowed to end the sweeping scrutiny of the police that President Biden used to uproot abuse.
#Trump #metoo #women #Police #oversight
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Opinion | Do We Really Have Only 12 Years to Avoid Climate Disaster? (Published 2019)
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The widely recited “12-year deadline” is wrong — and right.
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Opinion | This Is the Dark, Unspoken Promise of Trump’s Return
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Liberal democracy offers moral constraints without problem-solving. Populism offers problem-solving without moral constraints.
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Boris Epshteyn, the Trump Lawyer Who Wields Outsize Influence on the Next White House
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Boris Epshteyn has quickly become one of the most powerful figures in the early days of the presidential transition, even floating his own name to help broker peace between Russia and Ukraine.
#us #Trump #Russia #ukraine #epshteyn
7h ago
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Reds, Royals discussing trade of Jonathan India, Brady Singer: Sources
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A trade involving India and Singer was not close on Saturday, and is just one of several possibilities under consideration for both clubs.
#News #reds #sports #atobttr #baseball
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Jones was booked into Arlington City Jail on one count of assault on a peace officer, public intoxication and evading and resisting arrest.
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Sim Van der Ryn, Early Practitioner of Green Architecture, Dies at 89
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Credited with designing the first eco-friendly office building, he never forgot the lessons he learned observing communes in the 1960s.
#RIP #campe #obits #whodied #berkeley #building #vanderryn #obituaries #solarenergy #architecture
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