Sunday, May 31, 2015

For Swapped Taliban Prisoners, Few Doors to Exit Qatar - New York Times


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For Swapped Taliban Prisoners, Few Doors to Exit Qatar
New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan — Two of them are accused of mass murders. Another defended the killings of foreigners. One has been described by the United States military as an opium drug lord and an associate of Osama bin Laden. Another was a top official in the ...
US, Qatar Extend Talks About Former Taliban DetaineesWall Street Journal
Qatar extends travel ban on ex-Gitmo inmatesFox News
US in talks with Qatar over returning five Taliban fighters to AfghanistanTelegraph.co.uk
Miami Herald -Washington Post -ABC News
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Clinton Advisers Begin Developing Substance Abuse Policies - New York Times


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Clinton Advisers Begin Developing Substance Abuse Policies
New York Times
HANOVER, N.H. — Top advisers from Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign are speaking with substance abuse prevention advocates in Iowa and New Hampshire as they develop campaign policies around drug addiction and treatment.
Clinton's campaign will make substance abuse, mental health key issuesWashington Post (blog)
Top Hillary Clinton Officials Hear From Substance Abuse Community In Iowa ...Huffington Post
Clinton campaign searches for ways to combat substance abuseSunHerald.com
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Am 1. Juni auf Wikipedia exzellenter Artikel

Severing (August 1928)

Carl Wilhelm Severing (* 1. Juni 1875 in Herford; † 23. Juli 1952 in Bielefeld) war ein deutscher sozialdemo­kratischer Politiker. Er galt als Vertreter des rechten Partei­flügels. Über Jahrzehnte kam ihm im Partei­bezirk Ostwest­falen und Lippe eine Führungs­rolle zu. Severing agierte als Parlamentarier während des Deutschen Kaiser­reichs, der Weimarer Republik und in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Eine überregional bedeutende Rolle spielte er erstmals 1919/20 als Reichs- und Staats­kommissar im Ruhrgebiet. Von 1920 bis 1926 prägte er als Innen­minister durch seine Demokrati­sierungs­politik von Verwaltung und Polizei die Politik des Freistaates Preußens entscheidend mit. Im zweiten Kabinett von Hermann Müller bekleidete Severing von 1928 bis 1930 das Amt des Reichs­innen­ministers. In der Endphase der Republik war er von 1930 bis 1932 noch einmal preußischer Innen­minister. Während der Zeit des National­sozialismus lebte er als Pensionär in Bielefeld. Nach Kriegsende betätigte sich Severing erneut politisch. Er war unter anderem Vorsitzender der SPD in Ostwest­falen-Lippe und Landes­politiker in Nordrhein-Westfalen.  – Zum Artikel …



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ChS8

The ChS8 is an electric mainline passenger locomotive used in Russia and Ukraine. Built between 1983 and 1989, it was developed for pulling long passenger trains (28–32 carriages) at speeds of 100 kilometres per hour (60 mph) or faster. Since 2010 Russia has switched to more energy-efficient designs, such as the EP10 and EP20.

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Image de Neptune produite par la sonde Voyager 2 en août 1989. (définition réelle 2 200 × 2 200)

Image de Neptune produite par la sonde Voyager 2 en août 1989.
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1 czerwca – Ilustracja na medal

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It's a Wrap for CBS' Bob Schieffer at 'Face the Nation' - ABC News


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It's a Wrap for CBS' Bob Schieffer at 'Face the Nation'
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Bob Schieffer won't see you next Sunday when CBS' "Face the Nation" airs with a new lineup of politicians and pundits. He moderated his final broadcast Sunday after 24 years, ending a journalism career that started at age 20 at a radio station in Fort Worth, ...
Jeb Bush: 'I would never' violate campaign lawsWashington Post (blog)
Bob Schieffer signs off from 'Face the Nation' and 46 years at CBS NewsLos Angeles Times
Bush: "No coordination" with super PAC if I runCBS News
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United Airlines faces boycott for 'Islamophobia' at 30000 feet - Daily News & Analysis


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United Airlines faces boycott for 'Islamophobia' at 30000 feet
Daily News & Analysis
United Airlines spokesman Charles Hobart told the Guardian that the airline was attempting to contact Ahmad in order to "get a better understanding of what occurred during the flight". Representational Image. Hundreds of people have pledged to boycott ...

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United Airlines faces boycott for 'Islamophobia' at 30000 ft - Economic Times


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United Airlines faces boycott for 'Islamophobia' at 30000 ft
Economic Times
CHICAGO: Hundreds of people have pledged to boycott United Airlines after a Muslim passenger alleged discrimination due to Islamophobia over an unopened can of Diet Coke onboard the American airliner. Tahera Ahmad's Facebook post over the "clear" ...
'No Diet Coke for you': Islamophobia at 30000 feet leads to viral United Airlines ...The Guardian
Muslim woman denied Coke can aboard flight over 'weapon fears'Al-Arabiya
Muslim chaplain says she faced discrimination on US flightArabianBusiness.com
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Secretary of State Kerry stable after bicycle accident - Reuters


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Secretary of State Kerry stable after bicycle accident
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GENEVA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in a stable condition in a Geneva hospital after being injured in an accident while bicycling near Scionzier, France, his spokesman said on Sunday. Kerry was transported via medical helicopter to a hospital in ...
Secretary Kerry Flown to Swiss Hospital After Bike CrashNew York Times
Kerry suffers leg injury in bicycle accident, transported to hospitalWashington Post
John Kerry Hospitalized After Bike Accident in FranceNBCNews.com
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Saturday, May 30, 2015

US Paid Residents Linked to Nazi Crimes $20 Million in Benefits, Report Says - New York Times


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US Paid Residents Linked to Nazi Crimes $20 Million in Benefits, Report Says
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The American government paid $20.2 million in Social Security benefits to more than 130 United States residents linked to Nazi atrocities over the course of more than a half-century, with some of the payments made as recently as this year, ...
Government watchdog: More than 130 ex-Nazis received $20.2 million in Social ...Washington Post
Social Security Q&A: Do I Have to Pay Taxes on My Benefits?Valley News
How do you apply for Social Security benefits?Asbury Park Press
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Police shoot man outside summit US defense secretary attended - CNN


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Police shoot man outside summit US defense secretary attended
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(CNN) Police on Sunday shot a man dead and detained two other people outside a Singapore hotel where a high-level security summit was being held, according to a statement from Singapore police. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter had been attending ...
Singapore police kill man at security conference checkpointCBC.ca
Singapore police kill man near US defense chief's hotelReuters Canada
China official says air defense zone in S China Sea hinges on securityDaily Mail
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Vice President Biden announces death of son, Beau, from brain cancer - Washington Post


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Vice President Biden announces death of son, Beau, from brain cancer
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — Vice President Biden announces death of son, Beau, from brain cancer. Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Share on FacebookShare; Share on ...
Beau Biden Dies of Brain Cancer, Family SaysABC News
Beau Biden, son of vice president, dies of brain cancerUSA TODAY
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Hastert's post-Congress life one of political withdrawal and chasing cash - Washington Post


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Hastert's post-Congress life one of political withdrawal and chasing cash
Washington Post
J. Dennis Hastert's political winter in Washington has been defined by two seemingly contradictory traits. He shrank almost completely from the spotlight, while becoming so dogged in the pursuit of wealth that it puzzled his longtime friends. After retiring from ...
Hastert indictment has Illinois hometown sifting memoriesMiami Herald
Sex scandals made Denny Hastert — now one could break himChicago Sun-Times
Veteran Republican leader in US sex scandal paid millions in hush moneyTimes of India
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Arturo Michelena, La jeune mère, 1889, galerie d'art nationale de Caracas. (définition réelle 2 633 × 3 214)

Arturo Michelena, La jeune mère, 1889, galerie d'art nationale de Caracas.
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Am 31. Mai auf Wikipedia exzellenter Artikel

Eine Seite einer Ion-Handschrift aus dem 15. Jahrhundert

Der Ion ist ein in Dialog­form verfasstes frühes Werk des griechi­schen Philo­sophen Platon. Den Inhalt bildet ein fiktives Gespräch von Platons Lehrer Sokrates mit Ion von Ephesos, nach dem der Dialog benannt ist. Ion ist Rhap­sode, das heißt, er rezitiert berufs­mäßig bei fest­lichen Anlässen epische Dichtung und legt sie aus. Das Thema des Gesprächs ist die Frage, worauf die Kompe­tenz eines Rhap­soden basiert. Den Hinter­grund bildet – mit modernen Begriffen ausge­drückt – das unge­klärte Verhäl­tnis zwischen litera­ri­scher Technik und über­ragender künst­lerischer Qualität auf dem Gebiet der Schönen Literatur. Sokrates fragt nach dem beruf­lichen Wissen, das Ion befähigt, Dich­tung zu inter­pre­tieren. Im Zuge des Dialogs erweist sich, dass ein beson­deres beruf­liches Wissen der Dichter und der Rhap­soden nicht benennbar ist oder dass gött­liche Inspi­ration die Dichter und die Rhap­soden zu Leistungen befähigt, die sie von sich aus nicht erbringen könnten. Mit dieser von Sokrates vor­geschla­genen Erklä­rung ist Ion zufrieden. In der Neu­zeit führten konträre Deutungen des Inspi­rations­kon­zepts zu gegen­sätz­lichen Ergeb­nissen. Das Spek­trum der Inter­preta­tionen reicht von der Ein­schätzung als reine Persi­flage bis zur Annahme, es handle sich um eine Huldi­gung an die poetische Er­griffen­heit.  – Zum Artikel …



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Wikipedia picture of the day for May 31

Compound eyes

Compound eyes on a blue bottle fly. Unlike simple eyes, which have a single concave photoreceptive surface, compound eyes consist of a number of individual lenses (called ommatidia) laid out on a convex surface; this means that they point in slightly different directions. Compound eyes provide a wide field of view and can detect fast movement, but have low resolution.

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Kerry, Zarif hold crucial nuclear talks - Sky News Australia


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Kerry, Zarif hold crucial nuclear talks
Sky News Australia
Tehran has rejected a key Western demand for site inspections as US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart held intense talks to secure a nuclear deal ahead of a looming deadline. The Geneva talks between Kerry and Foreign Minister ...
Pahlavi promotes 'own vision' for IranMiami Herald
US, Iran Hold 'Intense' Nuclear Talks Month Before DeadlineABC News
UPDATE 1-US and Iran address obstacles to nuclear deal as deadline nearsReuters
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Texas floods: Enough rain to cover entire state with 8 inches of water in May - CNN


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Texas floods: Enough rain to cover entire state with 8 inches of water in May
CNN
Are you affected by the flooding? Please share your images with CNN iReport if you can do so safely. (CNN) So much rain has fallen this May on flood-ravaged Texas that it could cover the entire state with 8 inches of water, meteorologists say. And it ain't over ...
Obama signs disaster declaration for Texas as storm's death toll increasesFox News
Texas Flooding: Death Toll Rises to 23 as Rivers Swell, Searches ContinueNBCNews.com
Flash flood warnings issued for rain-soaked Dallas areaUSA TODAY
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Lawyer Says Judge Used Faulty Logic in Cleveland - New York Times


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Lawyer Says Judge Used Faulty Logic in Cleveland
New York Times
CLEVELAND — While acknowledging that he cannot appeal an acquittal, an Ohio prosecutor says a judge made serious errors before finding a Cleveland police officer not guilty in the deaths of two unarmed suspects, and he wants an appeals court to order ...
Prosecutor claims 'egregious' mistakes in Cleveland cop verdictThe Week Magazine
Prosecutor asks court to correct judge's errors on Cleveland officer verdictReuters
Ohio prosecutor says judge made serious errors in acquitting police officerFox News
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Just Because Something Is Free Speech Doesn't Mean It's OK - TIME


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Just Because Something Is Free Speech Doesn't Mean It's OK
TIME
Alia Salem is the executive director of the Dallas / Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. "I question the purpose of free speech when it's hate speech and when it's meant to incite violence". Last night in Phoenix there was a ...
Phoenix, Arizona mosque protest is '#NotMyAmerica' says TwitterNEWS.com.au
No Violence at 'Draw Muhammad' ContestVoice of America
Hundreds gather in Arizona for armed anti-Muslim protestWashington Post
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Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht sentenced to life in prison - CNET


CNET

Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht sentenced to life in prison
CNET
A New York judge hands illegal online drug site founder a life prison sentence in one of the strangest, darkest tales of Web culture. by Terry Collins · @terryscollins; 30 May 2015, 6:17 am AEST. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus. email. comments.
Ross Ulbricht, mastermind behind online drug market Silk Road, sentenced to ...Washington Post (blog)
'Deep Web' director talks Ross Ulbricht, the Silk Road's 'Rorschach figure' (+video)Christian Science Monitor
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Japan Earthquake: Large But Very Deep Temblor Strikes Offshore - NBCNews.com


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Japan Earthquake: Large But Very Deep Temblor Strikes Offshore
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TOKYO — A powerful and extremely deep earthquake struck near remote Japanese islands and shook Tokyo on Saturday, but officials said there was no danger of a tsunami, and no injuries or damage were immediately reported. The magnitude-8.5 offshore ...
UPDATE 2-Magnitude 8.5 quake strikes off eastern Japan, no tsunami danger or ...Reuters
Powerful earthquake strikes in ocean off Japan's coast; no tsunami threat or ...ABC Online
Strong earthquake hits off Japan coastBBC News
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Carter vows US will continue, even step up operations over disputed South ... - Fox News


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Carter vows US will continue, even step up operations over disputed South ...
Fox News
Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Saturday urged China to stop trying to convert an artificial reefs in the South China Sea land into a military airfield but that the U.S. has no intentions of ending air and sea operation in the regions. Carter made his comment at ...
Impasse over China's island-building shows no sign of easingWashington Post
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter warns China on South China Sea island-buildingLos Angeles Times
US says China's island-building erodes security; Beijing angeredReuters
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Friday, May 29, 2015

Most protesters leave Phoenix anti-Islam demonstration outside mosque - Reuters


Reuters

Most protesters leave Phoenix anti-Islam demonstration outside mosque
Reuters
PHOENIX Most of the hundreds of protesters who joined an anti-Islam demonstration outside an Arizona mosque and the hundreds who showed up in a counter demonstration had left by Friday night without any flare-ups of violence and no arrests. More than ...
Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy Have ChangedCNN
Protesters Gather at 'Muhammad Cartoon Contest' Outside Phoenix MosqueNBCNews.com
Anti-Islam protesters stage demonstration at Phoenix mosqueLos Angeles Times
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NSA Surveillance Programs Are Set to Expire as Senate Meets Sunday - Wall Street Journal


Wall Street Journal

NSA Surveillance Programs Are Set to Expire as Senate Meets Sunday
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—A lapse in some U.S. surveillance activities appears increasingly likely as senators made little headway in negotiations to extend the authorization of the programs ahead of a critical Sunday evening session that is set to convene just hours ...
Administration warns terror-fighting tools set to expire Sunday, as Senate battles ...Fox News
Patriot Act's future uncertain as Sunday night Senate vote loomsSacramento Bee
Obama to Senate: Pass surveillance billUSA TODAY
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Wikipedia picture of the day for May 30

Olmec heartland

A map of the Olmec heartland, the southern portion of Mexico's Gulf Coast region between the Tuxtla mountains and the Olmec archaeological site of La Venta. It is considered the heartland of the Olmec culture, which was widespread over Mesoamerica from 1400 BCE until roughly 400 BCE.

On this map, yellow dots represent ancient habitation sites, including San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán, La Venta, and Tres Zapotes. Red dots represent isolated artifact finds unassociated with any ancient town or village, such as the Las Limas Monument 1, the San Martín Pajapan Monument 1, and "The Wrestler".

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Elektronenmikroskopaufnahme des Sporenträgers von Aspergillus fumigatus

Die Gießkannenschimmel (Aspergillus) sind eine über 350 Arten umfassende Gattung von Schimmel­pilzen mit asper­gill­förmigen Sporen­trägern. Sie sind weltweit verbreitete Sapro­bionten, die über­wiegend in toter, sich zer­setzender, orga­nischer Substanz leben und einen erheb­lichen Anteil am Stoff­kreis­lauf im Öko­system der Erde haben. Einige Arten sind jedoch Krank­heits­erreger, die den Menschen, verschiedene Tiere oder Pflanzen befallen können. Gieß­kannen­schimmel haben einen pleo­morphen Ent­wicklungs­zyklus, sie verfügen über eine sexuelle Form (Teleo­morphe) und eine asexuelle Form (Anamorphe). Viele Arten gehören aber zu den sogenannten Fungi imperfecti, das heißt, dass unbe­kannt ist, ob sie sich aus­schließlich asexuell vermehren oder die Phase der sexuellen Vermeh­rung noch unent­deckt ist. Nur die asexuellen Formen werden als Aspergillus bezeichnet. Der Name Gieß­kannen­schimmel stammt von der Form der Konidien­träger. Diese sehen unter dem Mikro­skop dem Brause­kopf einer Gieß­kanne oder einem Staub­wedel ähnlich. Der wissen­schaft­liche Name Asper­gillus ist ebenfalls von dieser Form abge­leitet, die mit einem Aspergill, einem litur­gischen Weih­wasser­sprenger, ver­glichen wird.  – Zum Artikel …



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Statue équestre de Jeanne d'Arc triomphante, éclairée par des rayons crépusculaires, au California Palace of the Legion of Honor (San Francisco). (définition réelle 2 777 × 1 698)

Statue équestre de Jeanne d'Arc triomphante, éclairée par des rayons crépusculaires, au California Palace of the Legion of Honor (San Francisco).
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Silk Road founder hit with life imprisonment - USA TODAY


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Silk Road founder hit with life imprisonment
USA TODAY
NEW YORK — A federal judge sentenced Silk Road darknet mastermind Ross Ulbricht to life in prison Friday for founding and operating a criminal version of eBay that made buying illegal drugs almost as easy as clicking a computer mouse. After considering ...
Ross Ulbricht, Creator of Silk Road Website, Is Sentenced to Life in PrisonNew York Times
Man behind Silk Road website sentenced to life in federal prisonWashington Post
BitBeat: Ulbricht Sentencing 'Incredibly Dramatic,' Alex Winter SaysWall Street Journal (blog)
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No 'Plan B' If Congress Misses NSA Deadline, White House Says - ABC News


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No 'Plan B' If Congress Misses NSA Deadline, White House Says
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The White House warned today that there is no fallback position if the Senate fails to reach a deal on the Patriot Act before Sunday night's deadline. “There is no plan B,” Press Secretary Josh Earnest said during today's press briefing. “There is no executive ...
Obama: "Heaven forbid" there's a problem after NSA program lapsesCBS News
Obama warns of grave consequences without NSA resolutionCNN
Former Homeland Security Secretary: It's time for Congress to update the Patriot ...Fox News
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