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- U.S. House of Representatives votes to ban TikTok on federal devices https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/20/house-tiktok-federal-phones-374315 2 comments
- Antisemitism Awareness Act passed by House of Representatives. Here's what the bill does. https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/antisemitism-awareness-act-passed-by-house-of-representatives/ 218 comments politics
- Dozens of US lobbyists represent both climate-focused charities and fossil fuels – report https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/12/us-lobbyists-supporting-climate-charities-fossil-fuels?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other 5 comments climate
- Actions of Hamas 'do not represent Palestinian people': President Mahmoud Abbas https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/actions-of-hamas-do-not-represent-palestinian-people-president-mahmoud-abbas-101697417246976-amp.html 13 comments worldnews
- Per a Dominance MMA representative, the UFC offered Umar Nurmagomedov a May 13 main event bout against Merab Dvalishvili, who declined due to injury. They added that the UFC are now looking to book the fight sometime in July. https://twitter.com/aaronbronsteter/status/1640457691481899009?s=21&t=ySyUxNX0u3XZkE5h4OFYGg 130 comments mma
- By monitoring sweat glands, researcher develops algorithm to track mental states through the skin almost instantly, using a non-invasive wearables. This work could represent a breakthrough for mental health care https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/nyu-tandon-researcher-develops-algorithm-track-mental-states-through-skin 113 comments science
- [Dharmesh Sheth] Wolfsburg defender Kevin Mbabu expected in London in the next 24-48 hours to finalise a move to Fulham. His representatives have been in talks with Fulham all week over a deal that could be worth up to £7m. Deal close - but not fully done. https://twitter.com/skysports_sheth/status/1549654302158905344?s=21&t=guByrMEqdASDWYIM9cUqcQ 23 comments soccer
- [Calgary Flames] The Flames have filed for club-elected salary arbitration with Matthew Tkachuk. This provides us the opportunity to continue to work with his representatives towards a contractual resolution while removing the possibility of an offer sheet. https://twitter.com/nhlflames/status/1549165183766917121?s=21&t=lqvTkwmOZP-7aV4RiKZqFw 598 comments hockey
- [Schefter] The $75 million guarantee given to Cooper Kupp now represents the highest guarantee ever given to an NFL wide receiver or non-QB offensive player. https://twitter.com/adamschefter/status/1534685932380725249?amp%3Bt=0rdFw68tm4AsbNBbj2Vq0A&s=21 4 comments nfl
- Ketanji Brown Jackson: I Was Standing Up for the Constitution by Representing Guantánamo Prisoners https://www.democracynow.org/2022/3/23/lindsey_graham_ketanji_brown_jackson_gitmo 28 comments politics
- [Bild] We can confirm that Haaland’s representatives were in Monaco for an appointment and Real Madrid should generally be the favorite to sign the BVB Star. https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/fussball/bvb-erling-haaland-trifft-laut-medienbericht-vereinbarung-mit-real-madrid-das-is-79198844.bild.html 4 comments soccer
- Rudy Giuliani testified that he represented Trump's 2020 campaign for free because the former president 'ordered me to do it' https://www.businessinsider.com/giuliani-trump-ordered-me-to-represent-his-campaign-for-free-2021-10 269 comments politics
- [Jorge Calabres] Real Madrid is the one who has rejected Allegri after they held talks with his representatives. https://twitter.com/directogol/status/1398006163279593478?s=21 19 comments soccer
- Mary Trump on ex-president's grip on the GOP: ‘They are him. He is them. He represents them.’ https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/mary-trump-on-ex-president-s-grip-on-the-gop-they-are-him-he-is-them-he-represents-them-101733445791 55 comments politics
- Representative Mark Pocan Slams GOP for Opposing Equality Act With 'Nasty, Hateful QAnon Spirit' https://www.newsweek.com/representative-mark-pocan-slams-gop-opposing-equality-act-nasty-hateful-qanon-spirit-1572199 5 comments politics
- What is your strategy when hedging against over-represented industries in index funds? https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/iqu4cm/what_is_your_strategy_when_hedging_against/ 29 comments investing
- Smithfield closes plant representing 4-5% of US pork production after workers test positive for COVID-19 https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/coronavirus-smithfield-plant-close/575903/ 3 comments economy
- Bulgaria to play behind closed doors the next two (2) matches that will be played by its A representative team as host association in a UEFA competition, the second of which being suspended during a probationary period of two (2) years https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/disciplinary/index.html#post_5798771 145 comments soccer
- Giuliani, Trump’s Legal Representative, Under Criminal Investigation https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/10/rudy-giuliani-criminal-investigation 23 comments law
- ‘Unworkable’: Government drops electronic voting for Australian House of Representatives https://www.sbs.com.au/news/unworkable-government-drops-electronic-voting-for-house-of-representatives 10 comments worldnews
- Loyalty to Trump the new Republican ‘litmus test’: GOP representative http://abcnews.go.com/politics/loyalty-trump-republican-litmus-test-gop-representative/story?id=51977476 3 comments politics
- Trump FBI Director Nominee Wray Is Partner at Law Firm Representing Russia's National Oil Company Rosneft http://www.kslaw.com/imageserver/kspublic/practice_areas/pags/russiaenergyknowledge.pdf 5 comments politics
- Deutsche Bank ignores U.S. Trump/Russia query: Democratic staffer - Germany's largest bank has failed to respond to a request from Democrats on a U.S. House of Representatives panel for details about U.S. President Donald Trump's possible ties to Russia, a Democratic staffer said on Sunday. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-deutsche-bank-trump-iduskbn18v11q?feedtype=rss&feedname=topnews 2 comments worldnews
- TIL of the Aymara People, who have one of very few languages, in which speakers seem to represent the past as in front of them and the future as behind them. (X-post from TIL, thought it would be interesting to hear what r/linguistics has to say) https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/6bcx84/til_of_the_aymara_people_who_have_one_of_very_few/ 61 comments linguistics
- How does Persian history represent the battle of Thermopylae? https://www.reddit.com/r/history/comments/5wvjpn/how_does_persian_history_represent_the_battle_of/ 12 comments history
- PSA: Be careful with phone representatives during account maintenance https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/5kqshj/psa_be_careful_with_phone_representatives_during/ 7 comments investing
- How did elected representatives communicate with citizens in the pre-telegraph era? https://www.reddit.com/r/history/comments/5hm2ot/how_did_elected_representatives_communicate_with/ 4 comments history
- There Are No Perfect Nuclear Deals - "Our own conviction is that this agreement represents our best chance to stop an Iranian bomb without another war in the Middle East. " http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/there-are-no-perfect-nuclear-deals-121810 26 comments politics
- Sylvia Driskell, a 66-year-old woman from Nebraska, is suing every single gay person on the planet. She will be representing herself in Driskell V. Homosexuals. http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/odd+news/there-s-a-woman-suing-every-single-gay-person-on-earth/article/432807 11 comments politics
- The U.S. House of Representatives to provide lethal aid worth $1 billion to Ukraine in defend itself against pro-Russian rebels. http://www.ibtimes.com/ukraine-crisis-us-house-backs-1b-lethal-aid-ukraine-obama-warns-putin-ahead-minsk-1812342 36 comments worldnews
- Netanyahu: Livni did not represent Israel in meeting with Abbas http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.591191 28 comments worldnews
- I'm a dev (and a news junkie) and I'm just finishing up a News Aggregator Site; which i think represents a complete paradigm shift in the way we consume the news. WordsInNews.com Please let me know what you think. Josh http://www.wordsinnews.com 41 comments webdev
- Why Does Neoliberalism Persist Even After the Global Crisis? Why hasn't the global left been strong enough to take advantage of the crisis to better represent the interests of the majority? http://truth-out.org/news/item/13527-why-does-neoliberalism-persist-even-after-the-global-crisis 13 comments politics
- Massive new surveillance program will store data on innocent U.S. citizens for up to five years, using “predictive pattern-matching,” to analyze for suspicious behavior; will also share info with foreign gov'ts. It represents a “sea change in the way that the gov't interacts with the general public” http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/12/13/national_counterterrorism_center_s_massive_new_surveillance_program_uncovered.html 5 comments politics
- Republican state representative who steered legislation through the House to drop thousands of people from the state-run MinnesotaCare program is an independent contractor for an insurance brokerage firm that lobbied for the change http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/12/08/politics/gop-gottwalt-health-insurance/ 8 comments politics
- Former US Representative Alan Grayson: The Second Civil War http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/26/1124343/-the-second-civil-war 3 comments politics
- Apparently Ashley Young's representatives are at Old Trafford hammering out a deal http://football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_6973051,00.html 29 comments soccer
- A state representative has introduced legislation that would make miscarriage a crime punishable by death. (Georgia) http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/577/966/572/ 2 comments politics
- Aipac has persuaded more than three-quarters of the members of the US House of Representatives to sign a letter calling for an end to public criticism of Israel. http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_1_0_t&ct3=maa4aegbuabqanvzegf3&usg=afqjcnfzmyw_e7bpgi9liaqam4gb-57_iq&cid=8797523972237&ei=mvoys-cghzwo8ashioyoag&rt=section&vm=standard&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2010%2Fmar%2F30%2Fus-israel-lobby-pressure-obama 5 comments politics
- Representative Paul Ryan's (R-WI) budget will massively redistribute income "upward", raising taxes and slashing benefits for most Americans, while providing huge tax breaks for the top 0.1 percent of the population http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/saving-ryans-privatization/ 5 comments politics