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- Scientists Are Getting Closer to a Real, Working Warp Drive https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/a60516917/warp-factory-warp-drive/ 4 comments
- Wisconsin Democrats inch closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-redistricting-republican-democrat-gerrymandering-3005729fef164ececa603b21cb6b0a42 313 comments politics
- Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory closer to being able to legislate for voluntary assisted dying as territory rights bill passes lower house https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-03/act-nt-voluntary-assisted-dying-house-of-representatives-vote/101294648 3 comments worldnews
- [James Robson] There have been encouraging talks between United and Barca for De Jong. They are getting closer to a compromise fee. Likely to be around £69m with add-ons. Growing optimism that a deal will be reached. Barcelona want to sell and that is key. https://twitter.com/jamesalanrobson/status/1540795575033102338 34 comments soccer
- Although natural disasters can cause horrific damage to homes and infrastructure, they can bring married couples closer together, at least temporarily. That’s according to a first-of-its-kind study from researchers that looked at couples in the Houston area before and after Hurricane Harvey. https://news.utexas.edu/2021/10/26/how-a-natural-disaster-can-bring-couples-closer/ 6 comments science
- McConaughey leads Abbott in Texas poll as O'Rourke inches closer https://theweek.com/beto-orourke/1005046/mcconaughey-leads-abbott-in-texas-poll-as-orourke-inches-closer 140 comments politics
- Earth’s tipping points could be closer than we think. Our current plans won’t work https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/09/earths-tipping-points-closer-current-climate-plans-wont-work-global-heating 26 comments climate
- Earth’s tipping points could be closer than we think. Our current plans won’t work https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/09/earths-tipping-points-closer-current-climate-plans-wont-work-global-heating 20 comments environment
- 3D Printed Human Tissue One Step Closer to Reality https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/06/18/1026556/nasa-bioprinting-artificial-organs-space?fbclid=iwar3fm34y-zjkwwgqvfycgpbkhcpqoti3b46wwhabfinxr0fheafww844jtq 2 comments technology
- Student loan debt forgiveness could be closer than ever, but challenges still remain https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/08/student-loan-forgiveness-could-be-more-likely-but-challenges-remain-.html 51 comments politics
- A comet is heading closer to Earth and could soon be visible with naked eye https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/atlas-comet-visible-night-sky-earth-solar-system-a9440836.html 19 comments worldnews
- Amid Coronavirus Chaos, U.S. and Iran Edge Closer to War https://theintercept.com/2020/03/15/coronavirus-iraq-us-iran/?amp 16 comments politics
- It’s Time to Throw Off Our Digital Chains | As data-mining companies and government decision-making edge ever closer, it is not just our digital privacy that’s at risk, but our very capacity to organize in solidarity. https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/12/digital-privacy-data-surveillance-google-amazon-facebook 7 comments politics
- Widowed eagle now seen flocking around with new bird closer to her own age https://www.9news.com/article/news/eagle-update/73-095026dd-1048-45cd-ab3f-619fa2c07217 3 comments nottheonion
- An unusually big asteroid will soon pass closer to Earth than the moon https://www.cnet.com/news/unusually-big-asteroid-will-soon-pass-closer-to-earth-than-the-moon/?ftag=cos-05-10aaa1e 10 comments space
- AirPods update appears closer as new model receives Bluetooth SIG certification https://9to5mac.com/2018/11/05/new-airpods-update-bluetooth-sig-certification/ 160 comments apple
- Trump claims he and McConnell are 'closer than ever before' http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/16/politics/mitch-mcconnell-donald-trump-lunch-meeting/index.html 10 comments politics
- Violence in Catalonia needed closer scrutiny in age of fake news https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/08/catalonia-demo-injuries-fact-checking 38 comments worldnews
- One more ridiculous Jágr fact: he's closer in age to his new GM (48) and head coach (46), than to the next oldest Flame, Mark Giordano (34). https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/74djxl/one_more_ridiculous_j%C3%A1gr_fact_hes_closer_in_age/ 4 comments hockey
- Billionaire closer to mining the moon for trillions of dollars in riches http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/31/billionaire-closer-to-mining-moon-for-trillions-of-dollars-in-riches.html 37 comments worldnews
- Russia set to move closer to decriminalize domestic violence http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/864449/russia-set-to-move-closer-to-decriminalize-domestic-violence 14 comments worldnews
- John Fox thinks Bears are “closer than people think” http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/12/28/john-fox-thinks-bears-are-closer-than-people-think/related/ 47 comments nfl
- Skimmers Found at Walmart: A Closer Look http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/05/skimmers-found-at-walmart-a-closer-look/ 11 comments technology
- [AUS] Lease ending in February. Parents offered to buy house closer to home. http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/enablers/centrelink/youth-allowance/payment-rates 10 comments personalfinance
- Israel's prime minister opened a Twitter account in Farsi on Monday, seeking to reach out to the Iranian public as world powers were getting closer to a nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic. http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/international/middle_east/2015/07/israeli_pm_launches_twitter_account_for_iranians 3 comments worldnews
- A Closer Look at LibGDX http://www.gamefromscratch.com/post/2015/05/26/A-Closer-Look-At-LibGDX.aspx 10 comments gamedev
- Guru who ordered 400 followers to be castrated 'so they could be closer to God' is investigated for grievous bodily harm in India. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2902208/guru-ordered-400-followers-castrated-closer-god-investigated-grievous-bodily-harm-india.html 7 comments worldnews
- A Closer Look at Officer Darren Wilson's Testimony http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/darren-wilson-testimony 80 comments politics
- Moving Closer to the Twin Primes Conjecture: Gap is Down to 600! https://www.simonsfoundation.org/quanta/20131119-together-and-alone-closing-the-prime-gap/ 89 comments math
- It's that time of year when talk about how teams need to work closer to reduce costs arises. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/formulaone/article-2333854/mclaren-team-principal-martin-whitmarsh-urges-formula-one-teams-work-together.html 3 comments formula1
- A closer look at a recent privilege escalation bug in Linux (CVE-2013-2094) http://timetobleed.com/a-closer-look-at-a-recent-privilege-escalation-bug-in-linux-cve-2013-2094/ 4 comments programming
- The Jobs Report: "The United States economy is not getting any closer to recreating the jobs lost during the recession." http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/03/keeping-up-not-getting-ahead/?hp 5 comments politics
- "The HTC One ups the ante on the iPhone 5, packing more pixels closer together than Apple's touted Retina technology." http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57570203-94/htc-one-takes-display-pixel-density-crown/ 3 comments technology
- As we move closer and closer to Election Day, American women are about to teach radical Republicans what can happen when you take an entire demographic for no more than easily-manipulated fools. http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/american-women-carry-day-article-1.1193378#ixzz2asqtgl6p 835 comments politics
- "New and frozen frontier awaits offshore oil drilling": Alaskan Arctic viewed as the last great domestic oil prospect, one that over time could bring the country a giant step closer to cutting its dependence on foreign oil. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/science/earth/shell-arctic-ocean-drilling-stands-to-open-new-oil-frontier.html?ref=business 3 comments economy
- Leaders at a 47-nation nuclear security conference agreed to secure or destroy hundreds of thousands of tons of weapons-grade nuclear fuel by 2014. Sam Nunn, the former senator who tutored Mr. Obama on proliferation issues, said he thought “we are now closer to cooperation than catastrophe.” http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/world/14summit.html 9 comments politics
- "After this week's unveiling of the world's smoothest mirror, we are closer than ever to a microscope that can non-invasively examine materials at an atomic level." http://io9.com/5055810/check-your-reflection-in-the-worlds-smoothest-mirror 26 comments technology
- Humiliated by the Kremlin. No closer to catching Bin Laden. Saddled with the biggest debt in history. No wonder America can't wait to get rid of Bush http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1047497/humiliated-kremlin-no-closer-catching-bin-laden-saddled-biggest-debt-history-no-wonder-america-wait-rid-bush.html# 13 comments politics
- He fired at [the baby] with a .45. He missed. We all laughed. He got up three or four feet closer and missed again. We laughed. Then he got up right on top and plugged him. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/my_lai#the_incident 28 comments history
- The Large Hadron Collider gets ever closer, first test measurements made. http://reducedmass.com/2008/06/18/the-large-hadron-collider-gets-ever-closer-first-test-measurements-made/ 4 comments science