Special News: November 2018

Friday 30 November 2018

FOX NEWS: Black Christmas trees become hottest new holiday trend this season

Black Christmas trees become hottest new holiday trend this season

Christmas enthusiasts are going dark this year — when it comes to decorating their trees, that is.

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FOX NEWS: 11-year-old gets surprise visit from cops after nobody shows up to his birthday party

11-year-old gets surprise visit from cops after nobody shows up to his birthday party

They even came bearing gifts.

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FOX NEWS: 'Christmas Tree Eyebrows' are indeed a thing people are actually doing

'Christmas Tree Eyebrows' are indeed a thing people are actually doing

It may not be the strangest thing we’ve ever seen on Instagram, but it’s up there.

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FOX NEWS: Army soldier's emotional reunion with dog at airport goes viral

Army soldier's emotional reunion with dog at airport goes viral

I'm not crying, you're crying.

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FOX NEWS: Crazy Christmas display with 50,000 lights most festive in UK, family claims

Crazy Christmas display with 50,000 lights most festive in UK, family claims

They use their impressive Yuletide attraction to raise money for charity.

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FOX NEWS: Handbag entrepreneur's viral 'money diary' made readers want 'to stab [their] eyes out'

Handbag entrepreneur's viral 'money diary' made readers want 'to stab [their] eyes out'

She thought she had it in the bag.

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FOX NEWS: Bridesmaid immediately gets engaged after catching wedding bouquet

Bridesmaid immediately gets engaged after catching wedding bouquet

Talk about happily ever after.

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FOX NEWS: 5 pet gifts for the good doggo in your life

5 pet gifts for the good doggo in your life

Because they deserve presents, too.

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FOX NEWS: Online shoppers buy less than half of everything they put in their carts, survey finds

Online shoppers buy less than half of everything they put in their carts, survey finds

Ever added something to your online shopping cart and had second thoughts? You're not alone.

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FOX NEWS: Melania Trump brushes off Christmas decoration critics: 'I think they look fantastic'

Melania Trump brushes off Christmas decoration critics: 'I think they look fantastic'

First Lady Melania Trump brushed off criticism of her latest White House’s Christmas decorations and invited everyone to check them out in person during an appearance at Liberty University on Wednesday.

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New best story on Hacker News: Strange earthquake waves rippled around Earth

Strange earthquake waves rippled around Earth
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New best story on Hacker News: NES.css: 8-bit style CSS framework

NES.css: 8-bit style CSS framework
616 by RyanShook | 82 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Magnus Carlsen Beats Fabiano Caruana to Win World Chess Championship

Magnus Carlsen Beats Fabiano Caruana to Win World Chess Championship
558 by tosh | 204 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: SubEthaEdit 5 is now free and open source

SubEthaEdit 5 is now free and open source
362 by schwuk | 29 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Japan Is Giving Away 8M Abandoned Houses

Japan Is Giving Away 8M Abandoned Houses
495 by rmason | 370 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: AWS Ground Station – Ingest and Process Data from Orbiting Satellites

AWS Ground Station – Ingest and Process Data from Orbiting Satellites
593 by leef | 159 comments on Hacker News.

Russia-Ukraine crisis clouds G20 summit in Buenos Aires

Leaders gather in Argentina amid tension with Russia over Ukraine and a US trade row with China.

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Charlottesville driver Alex Fields Jr acted in anger, trial told

The trial opens of Alex Fields Jr, who drove a car into a crowd in Virginia in 2017, killing a woman.

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Berta Cáceres: Seven convicted of murdering anti-dam activist

A Honduran court finds seven men guilty of killing renowned environmental campaigner Berta Cáceres.

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South Korean train crosses DMZ into North Korea

A group of experts will travel around North Korea working out how to update its ageing train network.

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Whale stranding: Another 50 pilot whales die off NZ

The mass stranding on Chatham Island means more than 200 whales have died off NZ in the past week.

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MeToo founder Tarana Burke: Campaign now 'unrecognisable'

Tarana Burke first used the phrase 12 years ago before it became a global movement last year.

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Australian students in mass climate protest

Thousands skip school to urge action on climate change, despite criticism from Australia's PM.

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Michael Cohen in court: Trump ex-lawyer admits lying to Congress

Michael Cohen says he lied "out of loyalty" to Mr Trump, while the president says he is "weak".

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Merkel's plane makes unscheduled landing after technical hitch

The German chancellor will miss the start of the G20 in Argentina after her flight had to turn back.

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Southwest Airlines apologises for mocking girl's name

Southwest Airlines has offered its "sincere apology" after staff mocked five-year-old Abcde Redford.

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Georgia woman jailed as 'cops mistake candy floss for meth'

A Georgia woman was charged with meth trafficking due to a faulty police drug test, says a lawsuit.

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G20: So how does the summit work?

The G20 summit of the world's most powerful leaders begins in Buenos Aires on Friday.

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Michael Cohen: What Trump lashing out at his ex-lawyer reveals

Michael Cohen is a liar and a "weak person", according to the president. Anthony Zurcher analyses his response.

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How Disney's Wreck It Ralph is challenging Disney's stereotypes

Why Ralph Breaks The Internet is the Disney sequel that is not afraid of poking fun at a Disney stereotype.

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'Miss Environment': The 11-year-old girl 'saving Lagos'

Misimi Isimi is an 11-year-old environmentalist on a mission to clean up Lagos.

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Syrian on 'sound and smell of freedom' after months in airport

Syrian Hassan al-Kontar had not been outside for nine months - but now has a new home in Canada.

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How do you make a vinyl record?

Watch behind the scenes as a vinyl record is processed from start to finish.

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Like Ali v Frazier, how Magnus Carlsen kept his World Chess title after 50 hours and 12 draws

Norway's world number one Magnus Carlsen retains his World Chess Championship after 12 draws and more than 50 hours of play - eventually beating Fabiano Caruana in a tie-breaker.

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Starbucks to block porn on free wi-fi in US

The coffee chain says watching porn has always been banned, but it will now block access to content.

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Shenzhen Half Marathon: Traffic cameras catch cheats taking shortcut

Almost 250 runners in the Shenzhen Half Marathon are caught cheating by traffic cameras that show them taking a shortcut through bushes.

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China employees fined for walking fewer than 180,000 steps

Staff at a real estate firm had to walk 6,000 steps a day in order to avoid a fine.

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Finnish lake reveals Stone Age rock art

New Stone Age art has been found at a lake in Finland.

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Sabarimala: India activist held for 'explicit' thigh photo

Rehana Fathima made an unsuccessful attempt last month to enter one of Hinduism's holiest temples.

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The French village that fears for its British community

Alet-les-Bains has benefited from a British influx and many there fear the aftermath of Brexit.

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Carmichael project: Visiting Australia's controversial Adani mine

The BBC's Vineet Khare visited the controversial Carmichael project by Indian energy giant Adani.

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'Hermione has taught me how to be angry'

The actress Noma Dumezweni, best known for playing Hermione Granger in the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, says women need to learn how to be angry.

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Africa's week in pictures: 23-29 November 2018

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

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What the Movies Taught Me About Being a Woman

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Australian Students Stage School Strikes Over Climate Change Inaction

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Oklahoma Quarterback Kyler Murray Nears the End of a Two-Sport Career

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A European Goes to Trump’s Washington

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Astrology

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Word + Quiz: subterfuge

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The Beauty of Brazil’s Rain Forest, in Jewelry

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The Luckenbooth: Scotland’s Love Brooch

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How Jewelry Makes Us Who We Are

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Emerald and Gold Jewelry Pushes Up Quality at the Met Shop

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Engraving That Endures

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She Calls Her Stock ‘Jewelry, Made by Artists’

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Emojis: Dressed Up and Ready to Party

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The Secret History of Women, Told in Earrings

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Sparkle Comes Pretty Cheap

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Will Blockchain Be a Boon to the Jewelry Industry?

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The Canadian Jeweler Who Caught Meghan Markle’s Eye

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Auction Houses Grow a Different Kind of Jewelry Sale

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Grindr President Defends Same-Sex Marriage Comments

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What’s on TV Friday: ‘A Very Nutty Christmas’ and ‘The Shining’

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New top story on Hacker News: Google Tried to Patent My Work After a Job Interview

Google Tried to Patent My Work After a Job Interview
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New top story on Hacker News: The Matrix Cookbook (2012) [pdf]

The Matrix Cookbook (2012) [pdf]
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New top story on Hacker News: Google Container for Firefox – Prevent Google from tracking you around the web

Google Container for Firefox – Prevent Google from tracking you around the web
208 by LukeWalsh | 73 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: How Dystopian Fiction Shapes Political Attitudes

How Dystopian Fiction Shapes Political Attitudes
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New top story on Hacker News: Maybe Not [video]

Maybe Not [video]
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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: An experimental code search engine

Show HN: An experimental code search engine
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New top story on Hacker News: NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions

NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions
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New top story on Hacker News: Two Celebrities Charged with Unlawfully Touting Coin Offerings

Two Celebrities Charged with Unlawfully Touting Coin Offerings
68 by smacktoward | 40 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Starting a Business in Silicon Valley

Starting a Business in Silicon Valley
194 by imartin2k | 78 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Reading minds with deep learning

Reading minds with deep learning
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New top story on Hacker News: Clojure REBL [video]

Clojure REBL [video]
159 by jrsnyder | 66 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: The Latest Crop of Instagram Influencers: Medical Students

The Latest Crop of Instagram Influencers: Medical Students
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New top story on Hacker News: FoundationDB Document Layer

FoundationDB Document Layer
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New top story on Hacker News: In the realms of gold: exploring Africa’s rich history

In the realms of gold: exploring Africa’s rich history
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New top story on Hacker News: How to design co-programs

How to design co-programs
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New top story on Hacker News: When starting school, younger children are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD

When starting school, younger children are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD
147 by Reedx | 196 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Mathematical Simplicity May Drive Evolution's Speed

Mathematical Simplicity May Drive Evolution's Speed
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New top story on Hacker News: Asana raises $50M at a $1.5B valuation

Asana raises $50M at a $1.5B valuation
148 by ScotterC | 111 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Twitter’s Kafka adoption story

Twitter’s Kafka adoption story
118 by sciurus | 51 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Google Shut Out Privacy and Security Teams from Secret China Project

Google Shut Out Privacy and Security Teams from Secret China Project
196 by jbegley | 28 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Observable Playground

Observable Playground
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New top story on Hacker News: New for AWS Lambda: Use Any Programming Language and Share Common Components

New for AWS Lambda: Use Any Programming Language and Share Common Components
402 by abd12 | 174 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: 'Talent Wants Transit': Companies Near Transportation Gaining the Upper Hand

'Talent Wants Transit': Companies Near Transportation Gaining the Upper Hand
298 by bootsz | 277 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Go 2, here we come

Go 2, here we come
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New top story on Hacker News: A 96-year-old artist who saved a village

A 96-year-old artist who saved a village
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New top story on Hacker News: GraphQL: A Retrospective

GraphQL: A Retrospective
103 by lchsk | 35 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: The Digital Maginot Line

The Digital Maginot Line
100 by crunchiebones | 44 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Inside the Marriott-Starwood Loyalty Program Turbulence

Inside the Marriott-Starwood Loyalty Program Turbulence
77 by jedwhite | 64 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Incident Command for DevOps: Learning from the Fire Department [video]

Incident Command for DevOps: Learning from the Fire Department [video]
38 by kiyanwang | 3 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: The Unified Theory of Ram Dass

The Unified Theory of Ram Dass
81 by adrice727 | 63 comments on Hacker News.

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

3 dead, 8 injured after high-speed chase at border

11/29/18 11:45 PM

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Deputy US marshal killed in Arizona shooting

11/29/18 8:55 PM

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

President Trump cancels meeting at G20 with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Ukraine tensions

11/29/18 8:44 AM