- Over 40 percent Americans now say the political opposition is "downright evil" and many think the country would be better off if opponents "just died. 18 percent of democrats and 13 percent of republicans think violence is justified if their party loses the 2020 election. https://www.dannyhayes.org/uploads/6/9/8/5/69858539/kalmoe___mason_ncapsa_2019_-_lethal_partisanship_-_final_lmedit.pdf 7 comments science
- Japan's government approves bill that would lower age of adulthood to 18 from 20: The government on Tuesday approved a bill that would lower the age of adulthood to 18 from 20, a move that would enable 18- and 19-year-olds to sign contracts and get married without the consent of their parents. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/03/13/national/japans-government-approves-bill-lower-age-adulthood-18-20/#.wqe96ohubiu 7 comments worldnews
- Iker Casillas: "Juventus should take Donnarumma as replacement for Buffon. Leave him on loan for 1-2 year until Gigi retires and then bring him to Turin. If I were to bet on a young GK, it would be him. There’s no-one else in Europe, there isn’t another 18-year-old with so many qualities." http://www.football-italia.net/103367/casillas-%E2%80%98buffon-deserves-cl%E2%80%99 262 comments soccer
- If you could go back and say anything you wanted to your 18 year old self, what would you say? https://www.reddit.com/r/financialindependence/comments/4ybhrs/if_you_could_go_back_and_say_anything_you_wanted/ 72 comments financialindependence
- [Buster_ESPN] Dodgers continue to focus on high-end relievers, and Edwin Diaz would be a really good bet for them — if L.A. landed him, you can bet the Dodgers would have strong ideas about how to get him back in ‘18 mode. He’s pitched better lately.” https://twitter.com/buster_espn/status/1154171816920932356 40 comments baseball
- I'm from the future. The single game NBA scoring record was topped during the 18-19 season. Who would you bet did it? https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/9lo41h/im_from_the_future_the_single_game_nba_scoring/ 138 comments nba
- In 1991, Barry Bonds led the NL with an OPS of .924. It would be the lowest OPS he posted over an 18 year period between 1990 and 2007. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bondsba01.shtml 90 comments baseball
- Internet Blacklist - A new bill being debated this week would create an Internet blacklist of sites that US Internet providers would be required to block. (first vote is scheduled Thursday, Nov. 18) http://demandprogress.org/blacklist/?akid=20.139276._auxif&rd=1&source=e-fwd&t=1 270 comments politics
- Multiple NFL owners reportedly seeking 18-game schedule as part of CBA talks, partly because "additional regular season games would generate a significant revenue boost" https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2838607-multiple-nfl-owners-reportedly-seeking-18-game-schedule-as-part-of-cba-talks 118 comments nfl
- Would you give Kaepernick $18 million a year? http://badmanbureau.com/2014/03/18/econ-101-adjusting-to-the-new-era-of-quarterback-contracts/ 22 comments nfl
- “Medicare for All” would save the U.S $5.1 trillion over a 10 year period according to a new 18 month study https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/11/30/easy-pay-something-costs-less-new-study-shows-medicare-all-would-save-us-51-trillion 39 comments economy
- A Joe Biden-Stacey Abrams 2020 Ticket Is a Terrible Idea for Stacey Abrams | A report says Biden is floating the idea of promising to run with Abrams as his VP. That would guarantee Abrams makes one friend and 18 enemies on every debate stage. https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a26898872/joe-biden-stacey-abrams-2020-ticket/ 30 comments politics
- Hillary Clinton calls for sweeping expansion of voter registration. Clinton called for federal legislation that would automatically register Americans to vote at age 18 and would mandate at least 20 days of early voting ahead of election days in all states. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hillary-clinton-calls-for-sweeping-expansion-of-voter-registration/2015/06/04/691f210c-0adb-11e5-9e39-0db921c47b93_story.html 288 comments politics
- India approved 'Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Bill 2011', which would make sexual contact with a girl below the age of 18 a criminal offence, even if it is consensual. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3357650.ece#.t5nab-krpri.reddit 494 comments worldnews
- Proposed law in Minnesota would ban algorithms to protect the children | Bill approved by House committee requires disabling algorithms for kids under 18. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/03/proposed-law-in-minnesota-would-ban-algorithms-to-protect-the-children/ 52 comments politics
- [Meirov] Sean Payton: “We didn’t make it to the playoffs and we’re rooting against the Rams because of that.” Saints would've been in the playoffs if the Rams beat the 49ers in Week 18. (Non-PI call probably also on his mind). https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1486089579052638214 72 comments nfl
- Would You Manage 70 Children And A 15-Ton Vehicle For $18 An Hour? https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/would-you-manage-70-children-and-a-15-ton-vehicle-for-18-an-hour/ 97 comments economy
- [Keen] Wolves are in talks with PSG over signing 18-year-old Noha Lemina, brother of Mario Lemina. Talks ongoing over a loan with an option to buy. No agreement yet but talks on. He’s currently on loan at Sampdoria but he would be recalled to then join Wolves https://x.com/liamkeen_star/status/1742637339132756036?s=46&t=NSpJGDf7_JCd0CewNH1dKQ 7 comments soccer
- [24sata] RB Leipzig is close at signing the Croatian international Josip Sutalo (22, CB) from Dinamo Zagreb. The transfer is valued at for €18 million + bonuses. Sutalo would remain at Dinamo Zagreb until Summer 2023 and would "serve" as a replacement for Josko Gvardiol, who would leave for Chelsea. https://www.24sata.hr/sport/doznajemo-josip-sutalo-jako-blizu-leipziga-nijemci-ponudili-velik-novac-a-ima-i-jedna-kvaka-857425 86 comments soccer
- [Tom Bogert] Latest on Chicago Fire and US GK Gaga Slonina, per source: Chelsea are much closer than Real Madrid in reaching Fire’s valuation, putting Chelsea in pole position for now. Nothing agreed yet, so a fluid situation. Would include loan back for the 18 y/o. https://twitter.com/tombogert/status/1536029709879783425?s=21&t=hfNmv_f4qg4blvb2Njv0dg 34 comments soccer
- David Moyes: “Anybody who knows anything about football would say they’re excited about going to Celtic and I think there will be about 18,000 home supporters allowed in, which is fantastic.” https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2021/july/23-july/david-moyes-his-return-glasgow-and-taking-his-father-saturdays-pre 18 comments soccer
- Josko Gvardiol (18, CB, Dinamo Zagreb, on loan from RB Leizpig): "To be honest, I'm still not ready for RB Leipzig. I think that staying at Dinamo until the end of the season would be great for me, but if it doesn't come to that, of course I'm looking forward to play at a club like RB Leipzig." https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/gvardiol-za-index-za-leipzig-jos-nisam-spreman-a-olmo-mi-tu-i-tamo-da-neki-savjet/2239062.aspx 13 comments soccer
- A SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate would likely match all currently circulating variants. Analysis of 18,514 SARS-CoV-2 sequences found no evidence of mutations affecting binding to the ACE2 receptor. https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/08/28/2008281117 6 comments science
- “[Blockstream] Liquid sidechain bug put user funds at risk for 18 months. If this was DeFi, @adam3us & maxis would be touting how it'll never work. Instead it gets brushed off because it's a Blockstream product on #Bitcoin ...” ... r/bitcoin -> 🦗🎶 https://twitter.com/alexsaundersau/status/1278140111201292289?s=21 18 comments btc
- The coronavirus pandemic in the US claimed at least 122,000 more lives than would be expected in a normal year, for a rise of 18 percent. The excess death rate was particularly high in virus hot spots such as New York City, which buried three times more people than usual https://english.alarabiya.net/en/coronavirus/2020/07/01/coronavirus-pandemic-caused-18-percent-rise-in-deaths-in-us-study.html 9 comments science
- [Nichols] Cuban said in this kind of scenario, the league would play “7-8” regular season games to get players back in rhythm, then would go into the playoffs. (As of now, most teams have 18-20 left on their schedules.) Obviously all speculative; Cuban said the NBA is figuring this all out https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/fhgwf6/nichols_cuban_said_in_this_kind_of_scenario_the/ 166 comments nba
- Trump's son should be ‘immediately arrested’ for unmasking Ukraine whistleblower - Codified at 18 U.S.C. 1513(e), the law “makes clear that the whistleblower would be fully protected under this law, and any person who retaliates against this whistleblower would be guilty of a serious felony” https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/whistleblower-advocates-demand-obstruction-probe-suggest-don-jr-should-be-immediately-arrested/ 466 comments worldnews
- Trump has nearly destroyed US refugee program, experts say Administration announced it would set a refugee cap of 18,000 people for the fiscal year, and allow states to ban resettlement https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/27/trump-refugee-cap-asylum-program?utm_term=rwrpdg9yawfsx0d1yxjkawfuvg9kyxlvuy0xota5mjg%3D&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=guardiantodayus&cmp=gtus_email 13 comments politics
- Still online 18 years later: Hunter S. Thompson muses on the aftermath of the 2000 Presidential Election, in what would form the basis for his book "Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness". http://proxy.espn.com/espn/page2/story?id=906189 484 comments books
- I’m 18 and thinking about quitting my retail job. I currently own $10k and would like to know how I should invest it. https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/93ytcl/im_18_and_thinking_about_quitting_my_retail_job_i/ 8 comments personalfinance
- TIL If you gathered every player who has ever played in a Major League game (1876-Present) and put them in Fenway Park, Fenway would still be over 50% empty. 18,947 total players in history. https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/index.shtml 109 comments baseball
- Report: Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel would cost 16 billion euros, journey time 30 minutes, tickets for 18 euros each way https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/7vv80g/report_helsinkitallinn_tunnel_would_cost_16/ 103 comments europe
- [Turner] The Clippers are committed to re-signing Blake Griffin and Chris Paul to max contracts while it's expected that JJ Redick would walk due to getting a deal from another team that will pay him $18-$20 mil per season. http://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/la-sp-clippers-jazz-20170430-story.html 292 comments nba
- Repealing Obamacare without replacement would hike premiums 20% and leave 18 million uninsured, report says http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-obamacare-repeal-costs-20170117-story.html#nt=oft12ah-1la1 9 comments worldnews
- 18 million would lose insurance in first year of Obamacare repeal without replacement, CBO report says https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/17/18-million-would-lose-insurance-in-first-year-of-obamacare-repeal-without-replacement-cbo-report-says/?utm_term=.0bfe7bf30386 5 comments politics
- French 'sex attack victim,' 18, faces murder charge as the would be rapist dies http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4041156/french-sex-attack-victim-18-faces-murder-charge-man-hit-head-shoe-groped-dies.html 32 comments worldnews
- On the Democratic side, registered Pennsylvania Democrats would rather see Hillary Clinton (52 percent) get the nomination over Sen. Bernie Sanders (18 percent). http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/f-m-poll-government-politicians-seen-as-biggest-pennsylvania-problems/article_b63f7056-7db6-11e5-8291-ff940732429a.html 16 comments politics
- In his closing remarks, Sean Gilbert says 18-game season would be worth $3B to $4B in extra revenue per year http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/15/gilbert-advocates-18-game-season-in-his-closing-remarks/ 115 comments nfl
- If just one percent of drivers from commuter-heavy neighborhoods stayed off the road during rush hour, traffic congestion for everyone else would drop up to 18 percent, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis of cellphone data. http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/stuck-traffic-get-select-1-percent-drivers-stay-home-says-1c7657737 35 comments technology
- Massachusetts Bill would seek to Ban Circumcision , even for Jews and Muslims, as it is a form of genital mutilation on persons under the age of 18. http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/186/st01/st01777.htm 2263 comments politics