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A Pulitzer Prize goes to a New York Times author who knowingly published lies 1619 Slavery

A Pulitzer Prize goes to a New York Times author who knowingly published lies

In August 2019, the New York Times debuted the 1619 Project, the brainchild of Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Times staff writer.  The premise was that 1619 marked the year in which the first African slaves came to America, permanently corrupting America's founding. The 1619 Project was condemned for serious historical inaccuracies.*  In her inaugural article — "Our democracy's founding ideals…
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May 5, 2020
3 billion people — up to half the current global population — could be living in unbearable heat in 50 years Climate Change

3 billion people — up to half the current global population — could be living in unbearable heat in 50 years

More than 3 billion people could potentially end up living in unbearable heat in the next 50 years, a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America showed.While the worst-case scenario says 3 billion people may be impacted, the Associated…
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May 5, 2020
Cinco de Mayo (1862) Sky-Diving

Cinco de Mayo (1862)

Cinco de Mayo Battle of Puebla Observed by Mexicans, US Americans, mixed nationality Type Multinational Date May 5, 1862 Observances Celebration in Mexico, the United States of Mexican-American culture and experiences. Food, music, folkloric dancing Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a celebration held on May 5.…
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May 5, 2020
UK newspaper group Reach finds ads perform better on coronavirus content Machine Learning

UK newspaper group Reach finds ads perform better on coronavirus content

As well as some coronavirus content actually being suitable for brands to advertise against, U.K. newspaper group Reach is seeing signs that ads are performing better.Reach has been using its tool Mantis, which leverages IBM Watson’s machine-learning, natural-language processing to gauge whether content is appropriate, to recoup previously blocked ad…
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May 5, 2020
‘Murder Hornets’ land in US, bringing danger to humans and crops Bees

‘Murder Hornets’ land in US, bringing danger to humans and crops

Murder Hornets are known to attack honey bees and have 6mm-long stingers. (Pixabay pic)WASHINGTON: Hundreds of Asian giant hornets, an invasive, predatory insect dubbed the “murder hornet”, have turned up in Washington state near the Canadian border, where they pose a threat to humans and the beekeeping industry, state agriculture…
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May 5, 2020