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Sudan just got a step closer to full democracy. Big obstacles remain
The Transitional Military Council's Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, and opposition demonstrator Ahmed Al-Rabee, raise hands after signing the historic agreement.
After almost nine months of violence and wrangling, Sudan came a step closer to a civilian government on Saturday when opposition leaders and military generals signed a power-sharing agreement in the capital, Khartoum. The choice of a fearsome commander on the signing table, and the absence of women who played a crucial role in the protest movement, show that obstacles still remain in Sudan's path to full democracy. The agreement follows protests that toppled 75-year-old dictator Omar al-Bashir, ending his 30-year rule over the northeastern African country. -
Jeremy Corbyn: General election will stop Brexit 'crisis'
The Tory party has "failed" the UK and a general election is the "change of direction the country needs", Jeremy Corbyn has said.
The Labour leader said the UK is facing a Brexit "crisis" and vowed to do "everything necessary" to stop the UK leaving the EU without a deal. It comes after a leaked government report warned of food and medicine shortages in a no-deal exit. Cabinet minister Michael Gove said it outlined a "worst-case scenario". Speaking in Northamptonshire, Mr Corbyn said he supported recalling Parliament before MPs are due to return in two weeks' time so Brexit could be discussed. He said this would prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson "having some kind of manoeuvre to take us out on October 31 without any further discussion in Parliament". Parliament could be reconvened if the government put a request in to the Speaker John Bercow. -
Trump tests a materialistic message to voters
President Donald Trump is not waiting for the economy to go south amid growing fears of a recession to wage what could be the defining fight of the 2020 election.
Trump is becoming increasingly nervous that the end of an 11-year expansion could scupper his hopes of a second term and is going on the attack as ill omens and recent stock market slumps haunt the global economy. "Most economists actually say we are not going to have a recession," Trump told reporters in New Jersey on Sunday. "Most of them are saying we will not have a recession but the rest of the world is not doing well like we are doing." A recession does not appear to be an immediate danger in the US but signs of a global slowdown are sprouting up everywhere, hinting that Trump could face a more difficult political environment in 2020 than expected. A successful reelection race in the face of a sluggish economy would represent the biggest sales job of the former real estate mogul's life and he would again rewrite the laws of political gravity. -
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Trump tests a materialistic message to voters
President Donald Trump is not waiting for the economy to go south amid growing fears of a recession to wage what could be the defining fight of the 2020 election.
Trump is becoming increasingly nervous that the end of an 11-year expansion could scupper his hopes of a second term and is going on the attack as ill omens and recent stock market slumps haunt the global economy. "Most economists actually say we are not going to have a recession," Trump told reporters in New Jersey on Sunday. "Most of them are saying we will not have a recession but the rest of the world is not doing well like we are doing." A recession does not appear to be an immediate danger in the US but signs of a global slowdown are sprouting up everywhere, hinting that Trump could face a more difficult political environment in 2020 than expected. A successful reelection race in the face of a sluggish economy would represent the biggest sales job of the former real estate mogul's life and he would again rewrite the laws of political gravity.To damn funny. Before even hovering over the link I said to myself, "This sure sounds like CNN talking." Low and behold.
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Nasa confirms ocean moon mission
Scientists working on an audacious mission to the ocean world of Europa can proceed with the final design and construction of the spacecraft, Nasa says.
The Europa Clipper mission will target the ice-encrusted moon of Jupiter, which is considered a prime target in the search for life beyond Earth. Below its icy shell, Europa is thought to hold a 170km-deep body of water. This could have the right conditions for biology. Due to launch in 2025, the Europa Clipper mission has now passed a stage called Key Decision Point C, a crucial marker on the road to the launch pad. "We are all excited about the decision that moves the Europa Clipper mission one key step closer to unlocking the mysteries of this ocean world," said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for Nasa's science mission directorate. -
Couple face up to six years in jail for taking sand from Italian beach
We've all been tempted to bring a little bit of paradise home from our holidays. But the urge has backfired on a French couple, who are facing up to six years in prison for removing sand from a beach in Sardinia, where they had been on vacation.
The Italian island's white sand is protected, and tourists face fines and even jail time for removing it from local beaches -- but the couple say they did not realize they were committing a crime.
Police in the northern city of Porto Torres found the sand while making routine checks on cars waiting to board a ferry to Toulon in southern France. hey spotted some bottles filled with sand through the window of the car, and arrested the couple, a man and woman in their 40s. Overall, 14 plastic bottles containing around 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of white sand were seized, police said. The couple were reported to a court in the city of Sassari for aggravated theft and they risk a fine of up to €3,000 ($3,300) and between one and six years' imprisonment. -
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
but the couple say they did not realize they were committing a crime.
Yet they filled 14 bottle with 40kg? riiiiiiiiiiiight
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
but the couple say they did not realize they were committing a crime.
Yet they filled 14 bottle with 40kg? riiiiiiiiiiiight
Yeah, let me just take all of this with me. . . No problems.
There's signs on the beach that state very clearly that taking the sand is a crime.
https://www.euronews.com/2019/08/20/french-couple-face-jail-for-taking-sand-from-a-beach-in-sardinia
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
but the couple say they did not realize they were committing a crime.
Yet they filled 14 bottle with 40kg? riiiiiiiiiiiight
That's like a sand harvesting operation!
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
but the couple say they did not realize they were committing a crime.
Yet they filled 14 bottle with 40kg? riiiiiiiiiiiight
Yeah, let me just take all of this with me. . . No problems.
There's signs on the beach that state very clearly that taking the sand is a crime.
https://www.euronews.com/2019/08/20/french-couple-face-jail-for-taking-sand-from-a-beach-in-sardinia
Even without the signs, that's like 100lbs of freaking sand! Were they planning on filling a sandbox with it? Leveling their house?
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Leveling their house?
Like with a sand tidal wave?
Something like that.
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Some people bring back bottles of sand... some bring back tax-free bottles of other things...
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@Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:
Some people bring back bottles of sand... some bring back tax-free bottles of other things...
Even the alcoholics don't bring back 40kg of booze!
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:
Some people bring back bottles of sand... some bring back tax-free bottles of other things...
Even the alcoholics don't bring back 40kg of booze!
At least not without similar issues
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:
Some people bring back bottles of sand... some bring back tax-free bottles of other things...
Even the alcoholics don't bring back 40kg of booze!
At least not without similar issues
Or completely different issues.
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Facebook to stop stalking you off-site - but only if asked
Facebook is drawing back the veil to show what data it collects on users.
Many may not like what they see. A feature in settings called Off-Facebook Activity will show all the apps and websites that send information about you to Facebook, which is then used to target ads more effectively. You will also be able to clear your history and prevent your future off-app behaviour being tapped. But one expert said the move was unlikely to have a big impact on the firm's profits. For now, it is rolling out very slowly, with only Ireland, South Korea and Spain getting access. But the goal is to eventually offer it globally. The initiative comes at a time when Apple and Mozilla have already taken steps to prevent Facebook and other services from tracking users from one online platform to another via their browsers. -
@scottalanmiller that's why they invented FedEx.
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Just WTF
BBC News - Trump cancels Denmark visit over Greenland spat
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49416740 -
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Just WTF
BBC News - Trump cancels Denmark visit over Greenland spat
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49416740That's got to be fake news, because that is just absolutely ridiculous.
