Sunday, 31 May 2020

New top story on Hacker News: Hacker News Security

Hacker News Security 36 by itsspring | 8 comments on Hacker New...

New top story on Hacker News: A Hierarchy of Engineering Values

A Hierarchy of Engineering Values 15 by duncan_mcisaac | 0 comments on Hacker New...

New top story on Hacker News: This DX7 Cartridge Does Not Exist

This DX7 Cartridge Does Not Exist 25 by processing | 8 comments on Hacker New...

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: k3sup ('ketchup') – bootstrap Kubernetes with k3s over SSH

Show HN: k3sup ('ketchup') – bootstrap Kubernetes with k3s over SSH 18 by alexellisuk | 5 comments on Hacker New...

New top story on Hacker News: The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part V: Ladders Are Chaos

The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part V: Ladders Are Chaos 2 by danso | 0 comments on Hacker New...

The Papers: 'A million pupils stay home' as some schools return

Some primary school years in England returning and lockdown rules easing feature in Monday's papers. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2zR8c...

Crude prices fall on concerns of U.S. riots, even as OPEC meeting advanced

Oil prices fell due to concerns about riots in major U.S. cities that could staunch demand after trading higher on optimism that OPEC would extend or enhance production cuts at a meeting in June. from Reuters: Business News https://ift.tt/3eGp75x via IFT...

Coty to appoint Chairman Peter Harf as its new CEO: WSJ

Coty Inc is set to announce that Peter Harf, its current chairman, will become the cosmetics company's new chief executive officer, replacing Pierre Laubies, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. from Reuters: Business News https://ift.tt/2XOg1gh via IFT...

The Papers: 'A million pupils stay home' as some schools return

Some primary school years in England returning and lockdown rules easing feature in Monday's papers. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2zR8c...

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert Semitrailer speeds into crowd of protesters on Minneapolis bridge; injuries unclear 05/31/20 4:29 ...

India coronavirus: Why is India reopening amid a spike in cases?

India's caseload continues to rise even as restrictions ease across the country. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2XfX47...

George Floyd death: Northwestern University voices support for alumnus Omar Jimenez arrested during live CNN report on Minneapolis unrest

Northwestern University officials are speaking out after an alumnus was arrested in Minneapolis Friday while reporting live on CNN. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36ObwG...

Police across the country draw outrage for excessive force against protesters and media

Videos circulated online showing instances of police officers using excessive force, both against demonstrators and members of the media. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3cjNBQ...

As Minneapolis rioters set buildings ablaze, grocer pleads to save his stores

from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BikE...

Police disperse anti-Bolsonaro protesters in Brazil

Police say they used tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators in Brazil's largest city on Sunday as groups protesting and supporting President Jair Bolsonaro neared a clash. The demonstration by several hundred black-clad members of football fan groups in Sao Paulo appeared to be the largest anti-Bolsonaro street march in months in a country that has become an epicenter of the spreading COVID-19 pandemic. Many of the protesters chanted “Democracy!”...

How Germany tackled the coronavirus: 9 people tell us they are thankful for good leadership and a robust health system

Germany's Chancellor Merkel, a former scientist, instilled confidence. A national tendency to follow rules also helped mute the effects of COVID-19. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gD3nc...

Police act like laws don't apply to them because of 'qualified immunity.' They're right.

There's a legal obstacle that's nearly impossible to overcome when police officers and government officials violate our constitutional and civil rights. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2yJd0W...

India announces major easing of coronavirus lockdown

India said Saturday it would begin a major relaxation of the world's biggest coronavirus lockdown from early June, even as the country saw another record rise in confirmed infections. Prime Minister Narenda Modi conceded that much of the country had since "undergone tremendous suffering" in an open letter to the public on Saturday. The end of the lockdown will be staged and for now will not include some "containment zones" where high infection rates...

Louisville PD apologizes for targeting news crew at protest

Kentucky’s governor on Saturday called in the National Guard to “help keep the peace” in Louisville after a second night of protests sparked by the police shooting of a black woman led to widespread damage. Gov. Andy Beshear said he didn’t want to silence protesters but decided to activate the Guard to quell the actions of “outside groups” that are “trying to create violence.” Police said six people were arrested during Friday’s protest, which began...

'They didn't start the situation': NYC mayor defends police after NYPD trucks drive into protesters

“If a police officer is in that situation, they have to get out of that situation,” di Blasio said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2XkaY8...

SpaceX Nasa Mission: Astronauts on historic mission enter space station

Nasa's Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken complete their 19-hour flight to the orbiting laboratory. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3eE5JG...

Labour whip resigns after breaking lockdown rules to meet married boyfriend

A Labour MP has stepped down from her front bench position as whip after admitting she broke lockdown rules to meet her married lover. Rosie Duffield met her boyfriend for a long walk in April, while it was still against the lockdown rules to meet people from different households, the Mail on Sunday reported. She resigned as a whip on Saturday night and said she was “attempting to navigate a difficult personal situation". Ms Duffield, 48, was living...

NY police commissioner says he's 'extremely proud' of department as videos surface showing officers using excessive force and plowing cars into protesters

Dermot Shea censured demonstrators in New York, calling them "a mob bent solely on taking advantage of a moment in American history." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gFleQ...

Saturday, 30 May 2020

In the middle of the Pacific with nowhere to land

A group of performers were halfway across the ocean in a 75ft boat when the pandemic erupted - leaving them with nowhere to go. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Bc7t...

My Money: 'Our alternative quarantine holiday'

Alyssa Hulme from Utah in the US takes us through her weekly spending during the coronavirus pandemic. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2XgH9...

Coronavirus: 'I'm high risk but made a full recovery'

Positive stories from people considered at high risk who have made a full recovery from coronavirus. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2MgCj...

The Papers: Testing 'disgrace' and public's 'broken trust'

Britain's test and trace policy and Dominic Cummings' lockdown trip dominate Sunday's papers. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2XEXY...

In pictures: Peru's most catastrophic natural disaster

On 31 May 1970 an earthquake struck in Peru, triggering a landslide and leading to the deaths of 70,000. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3djAv...

George Floyd: ‘As a black American I am terrified’

After the death of George Floyd, young African-Americans in Minneapolis say they are scared for their safety. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2XitM...

Coronavirus: The self-isolation choir with worldwide members

This weekend thousands of people will gather as an online choir to perform Handel’s Messiah. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3gJSU...

In the middle of the Pacific with nowhere to land

A group of performers were halfway across the ocean in a 75ft boat when the pandemic erupted - leaving them with nowhere to go. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Bc7t...

My Money: 'Our alternative quarantine holiday'

Alyssa Hulme from Utah in the US takes us through her weekly spending during the coronavirus pandemic. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2XgH9...

Coronavirus: 'I'm high risk but made a full recovery'

Positive stories from people considered at high risk who have made a full recovery from coronavirus. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2MgCj...

Powell: Fed to soon begin 'challenging' Main Street lending

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged Friday that the Fed faces a major challenge with the launch in the coming days of a program that will lend to companies other than banks for the first time since the Great Depression. The Fed's Main Street Lending is geared toward medium-sized companies that are too large for the government's small business lending program and too small to sell bonds or stock to the public. Powell said that Main Street...

Biden demands justice in George Floyd death

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday called for justice in the death of a black man in Minneapolis police custody that has inspired days-long, citywide protests. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3eoIhN...

Rudy Giuliani calls for resignations of mayor of Minneapolis, governor of Minnesota

Don't elect progressive Democrats if you want to be safe, says former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on 'Hannity.' from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3eK5GJ...

SpaceX rocket lifts off on historic private crewed flight

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying two veteran NASA astronauts lifted off on Saturday on an historic first private crewed flight into space. The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket with astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley aboard blasted off smoothly in a cloud of orange flames and smoke from Launch Pad 39A at Florida's Kennedy Space Center for the 19-hour voyage to the International Space Station. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines h...

Will Trump dispute the 2020 election results? His tweets this week suggest so

Trump’s attack on mail-in ballots raise the possibility that, if he loses in November, he would reject the validity of the voteUnhinged as it may be for the president to accuse, without a scintilla of evidence, a morning television host of murder, that particular conspiracy theory was not the most disturbing accusation to issue from Trump’s Twitter feed this week. No, that prize goes to his tweet from 26 May, claiming:> There is NO WAY (ZERO!)...

Ai Weiwei says new security law is the end of Hong Kong

Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei believes the newly passed national security law for Hong Kong augurs the end for the semi-autonomous city. Ai was arrested at Beijing's airport in April 2011 and held for 81 days without explanation during a wider crackdown on dissent that coincided with the international ferment of the Arab Spring. In an interview with The Associated Press, Ai said he identifies with Hong Kong’s democracy movement and has been...

Letters to the Editor: People who insist on going to church should quarantine themselves

One's right to attend church ends at the tip of another person's nose. People who flout social distancing rules by going to church should quarantine. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gCo74...

 Trump's 'looting' and 'shooting' remark draws outrage from all sides

Trump attempted to walk back his comments on Friday afternoon but not before receiving condemnation from a far-right group and a pop star. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3evZ15...

U.S. CDC reports total of 1,737,950 coronavirus cases, 102,785 deaths

The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19, caused by the new coronavirus, as of 4 p.m. EDT on May 29 versus its previous report released on Friday. The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2TQMAJ...

SpaceX heading for ISS on historic private crewed flight

A SpaceX rocket carrying two veteran NASA astronauts was headed for the International Space Station on Saturday on the first ever crewed flight by a private company, ushering in a new era in space travel. The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket with astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley aboard blasted off flawlessly in a cloud of bright orange flame and smoke from Florida's Kennedy Space Center for the 19-hour voyage to the orbiting space station. "Let's...

China-India border: Why tensions are rising between the neighbours

Tensions in the Himalaya have the potential to escalate as they pursue their strategic goals. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3cgRx4...

Cuomo says N.Y. attorney general will review night of violent protests

Violent clashes between police and civilians took place during protests in Brooklyn on Friday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3chlFw...

'If you say you can't breathe, you're breathing': A Mississippi mayor defended the officer who stood on George Floyd's neck

Petal, Mississippi, Mayor Hal Marx tweeted Floyd likely "died of overdose or heart attack" and that Minneapolis police are being "crucified." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2yOLB5...

Friday, 29 May 2020

UPDATE 1-Mexican regulator approves new power rates amid public dispute

Mexico's energy regulator has approved new rates that electricity providers must pay the national power utility for transmission, it said late on Thursday, as a dispute rumbles on between the private sector and government over industry rule changes. from Reuters: Company News https://ift.tt/2ZKSakq via IFT...

New top story on Hacker News: Surveillance tools used by the Minneapolis Police Department

Surveillance tools used by the Minneapolis Police Department 24 by jbegley | 0 comments on Hacker New...

New top story on Hacker News: SpaceX Starship SN4 launch vehicle prototype explodes after static engine test

SpaceX Starship SN4 launch vehicle prototype explodes after static engine test 14 by edward | 4 comments on Hacker New...

New top story on Hacker News: The surprising persistence of RSA keys in SSH

The surprising persistence of RSA keys in SSH 18 by tomwas54 | 10 comments on Hacker New...

Coronavirus: GPs not told when patients removed from 'shielding lists'

This has caused confusion and anxiety among extremely vulnerable people staying at home. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/36GOG...

Coronavirus: Renters struggle most with pandemic costs, report says

Private renters are struggling with housing costs more than mortgage-payers, new research suggests. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/36PIi...

The Papers: Weekend lockdown warnings and 'border farce'

Concerns over the public sticking to rules ahead of restrictions being lifted dominate Saturday's papers. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2XL8K...

Edging closer to bailout, Lufthansa accepts tweaked demands by Brussels

Lufthansa's management board accepted a more favourable set of demands made by the European Commission in exchange for approval of a 9 billion euro ($10 billion) government bailout, the carrier said on Saturday, paving the way for its rescue. from Reuters: Business News https://ift.tt/2XgI8FO via IFT...

Coronavirus: GPs not told when patients removed from 'shielding lists'

This has caused confusion and anxiety among extremely vulnerable people staying at home. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/36GOG...

Coronavirus: Renters struggle most with pandemic costs, report says

Private renters are struggling with housing costs more than mortgage-payers, new research suggests. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/36PIi...

The Papers: Weekend lockdown warnings and 'border farce'

Concerns over the public sticking to rules ahead of restrictions being lifted dominate Saturday's papers. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2XL8K...

Coronavirus: Renters struggle most with pandemic costs, report says

Private renters are struggling with housing costs more than mortgage-payers, new research suggests. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/36PIi...

White House encourages hydroxychloroquine use for coronavirus again

Speaking during a press briefing on Thursday, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany strongly endorsed the “prophylactic” use of hydroxychloroquine: that is, to prevent contracting the coronavirus. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gzXmN...

Ex-officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck charged with murder

The suspect's knee was on his neck for more than 8 1/2 minutes, including 2 1/2 minutes after he had passed out, according to a criminal complaint. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZRIa8...

Can you contract coronavirus from a surface or object? 

The CDC says that it may be possible to contract COVID-19 by coming in contact with a surface or object that has the virus on it, but you're much more likely to get the coronavirus through person-to-person transmission. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36FryT...

Fox News Star Geraldo Rivera Unloads on Trump: ‘What Is This, 6th Grade?!’

Geraldo Rivera delivered one of the harshest condemnations of Donald Trump ever aired on Fox News Friday afternoon when he appeared on The Five and took the president to task for threatening Minneapolis protesters with violence.After first criticizing Democrats for “studiously avoiding” the looting and vandalism by “anarchists” in that city following the police killing of George Floyd, Rivera pivoted to attack Trump directly. “But the other...

Joshua Wong: Hong Kong Cannot Prosper Without Autonomy

The prosperity of Hong Kong is based on its autonomy, not Beijing’s dictatorship, writes Hong Kong activists Joshua Wong and Glacier Kwong. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2XFC3l...

One chart shows a noticeable correlation between how late a country started its coronavirus lockdown and the number of excess deaths

Analysis from the Financial Times has shown that the number of excess deaths correlates to when a country decided to lock down. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3er0U3...

Florida governor asks court to stay felon voting ruling

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gave notice on Friday that he will appeal a federal judge's decision on voting rights for felons, while asking for a stay on the ruling that appeared to clear the way for hundreds of thousands of citizens to vote in a crucial 2020 state. The law in question, introduced by the state's Republican-controlled Senate last year, requires convicted felons in Florida to pay any court costs, fines, fees and restitution to victims...

Double murder suspect arrested after multistate manhunt

The manhunt for the 23-year-old college senior had spanned Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3evnDv...

Police officers around the country sound off on Minneapolis policing that led to George Floyd death

Law enforcement officials around the country are publicly condemning the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was seen on video gasping for breath as a white officer held him down with a knee on his neck for close to eight minutes. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2zy0A4...