As Arizona's cities are laying off and furloughing workers because of cratering revenues as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, their Republican senator is telling them to toughen up. She isn't going to help them by voting for any financial support for state local government, citing that "blue state bailout" bullshit.

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Crowd wisdom tends to favor the most popular information, not necessarily the most correct — mass ignorance can cancel out a knowledgeable minority, resulting in the wrong answer becoming the most accepted. To improve wisdom-of-crowds surveys, Princeton University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed what they call the "surprisingly popular" algorithm, wherein the correct answer is that which is more popular than people predict.

A Princeton University-based study could prove significant in answering among the most enduring questions for ecologists: Why do species live where they do, and what are the factors that keep them there? The ranges of animals in the world's temperate mountain areas — often presumed to be determined by competition — may actually be determined more by temperature and habitat, the researchers report. The findings indicate that species living in temperate mountain habitats — particularly in the northern latitudes — could face even greater repercussions from climate change than previously thought.

WASHINGTON (April 28, 2020) — Today, the U.S.

PHILADELPHIA (April 29, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that science teacher Ann Strozyk from the Howard County Public School District in Maryland is a 2019 winner of a Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE).

Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(PHILADELPHIA, April 28, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized Towson University in Maryland today with a 2019 Food Recovery Challenge Regional Award.

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (October 17, 2019) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will present the proposed cleanup options for the Vernay Laboratories Inc. site at a public meeting on Thursday, Oct. 24 in Yellow Springs. The information session will run from 5-7 p.m.

Environmental News  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Sheboygan County, Wis. – Today, the U.S.

WASHINGTON (April 28, 2020) —  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and State of Indiana announced that recent air monitoring data show the city of Indianapolis, and the areas of Muncie, Lake and Porter counties are meeting federal air quality standards.

Flurries of snow descended in abject defiance of the calendar on Saturday, from Pennsylvania to Maine, with white globs of frozen water falling even in Manhattan.

He may have just welcomed a new baby, but Elon Musk can still act like one himself.

The April jobs report showed the true devastation of the coronavirus pandemic on the workforce.

Three Minnesota teens have been arrested in connection with a video that shows a woman getting kicked in the head, the latest in a series of incidents targeting Asian Americans since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Flurries of snow descended in abject defiance of the calendar on Saturday, from Pennsylvania to Maine, with white globs of frozen water falling even in Manhattan.

He may have just welcomed a new baby, but Elon Musk can still act like one himself.

Three Minnesota teens have been arrested in connection with a video that shows a woman getting kicked in the head, the latest in a series of incidents targeting Asian Americans since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

At first, it was hard to hear what Turk Wendell was saying from atop his tractor.

thank u, next husband.

At first, it was hard to hear what Turk Wendell was saying from atop his tractor.

At first, it was hard to hear what Turk Wendell was saying from atop his tractor.

The Ride of Your Life is raising money for the construction of a new bike park in Yellowknife.
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DR Rosemary answers your health concerns.

With regulations urging residents statewide to wear masks when in public, here is how Southern Utahsn have fared following the recommended guidelines

Indianapolis police arrested a man on Saturday near the location of the fatal police shooting of Dreasjon "Sean" Reed days earlier.

Protests continued near 62nd Street and Michigan Road in Indianapolis on May 9, 2020, following the May 6 police shooting death of Dreasjon Reed.

Protests continued near 62nd Street and Michigan Road in Indianapolis on May 9, 2020, following the May 6 police shooting death of Dreasjon Reed.

Charlotte Web writes: Since 2001 the TIOBE Index has been ranking top results for the search query +"<language> programming" on the top 25 search engines. "This month, C moved up past Java and entered the number one position," reports JAXenter. "There's a new number one. (Or, should we say an old number one?)" "Java and C were already very close in April, but this month C surpasses Java again," explains Paul Jansen CEO TIOBE Software. He also points out that the last time C was number one was back in 2015, suggesting that today embedded software languages like C and C++ "are gaining popularity because these are used in software for medical devices." "On another note, it is also worth mentioning that Rust is really getting close to the top 20 now (from #27 to #21 within one month)." "Perl, on the other hand, might be on its way off of the charts," argues JAXenter, "if it continues its downward trend. This month it saw a rate of change of -0.51%. It is currently number 18 on the list, but in May 2019 it was number 13." Python also passed C++ to take the #3 spot, while C# overtook Visual Basic for the #5 spot. ("Classic Visual Basic" also lost the #16 spot to PL/SQL). Even PHP rose a notch, pushing past SQL to take the #8 spot, and Scratch also moved up one, overtaking Objective C for the #19 position.

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The newly-created U.S. Space Force has released its first recruitment video, CNET reports: In a video posted Wednesday to Twitter showing rockets, mission control-types rooms and U.S. Space Force members in spacesuits, a voice-over says, "maybe your purpose on this planet isn't on this planet." Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett said during a livestream Wednesday that so far recruitment hasn't been a problem for the Space Force. "There's been an avalanche of applicants." This sixth branch of the US military was established in December 2019 and will be operational by mid-2021. CNET notes the video appeared "a day after Netflix dropped a trailer for its upcoming comedy Space Force. And the leader of the U.S. Space Force says he's looking forward to the Netflix comedy co-created by Steve Carell. "The one piece of advice I'd give to Steve Carell is to get a haircut," Gen. Jay Raymond, the U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations, said Wednesday during a webinar hosted by the nonprofit Space Foundation. Raymond is bald, and joked that Steve Carell is "looking a little too shaggy if he wants to play the Space Force chief."

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COVID-19 has been more prevalant in Quebec's women than men, unlike many other of the world's regions according to data published by the Quebec Institute of Public Health on Saturday.

Dozens of competitive eaters polish off their webcams in preparation for the yearly biscuit showdown.

A classic rant, touchline despair and ultimate failure but mixed in with breathtaking attacking play - Kevin Keegan took Newcastle on a thrilling rollercoaster ride.

Google Chromebook Now Available for $299

Google Chromebook Now Available for $299

How a Typical Facebook Scam Works?

How a Typical Facebook Scam Works?

Trying Instagram on Android.. feels a bit slow maybe because my phone doesn’t have ICS (Taken with Instagram at St Peter’s College)

While the weather may have looked like mid-November in Brockville Saturday morning, that didn't stop people from donating to the Brockville community food drive.

As the UK looks to lift restrictions, how do other European countries plan to re-open after lockdown?

Photographer Tom Skipp's pictures of the many rainbows supporting the NHS across the city of Bristol.

Some papers report the PM will unveil a new coronavirus warning system in his speech this evening.

The government says it is "stepping up action" to stop the "totally unacceptable" crossings.

As the government begins to ease the lockdown it will keep an anxious eye on the R number.

A polar vortex has blasted into the northeastern US this weekend bringing rare May snowfall and record low temperatures to some areas.

Tesla boss Elon Musk has threatened to pull the firm's headquarters and only US car factory out of California after local officials stopped the company from reopening the electric vehicle plant.

Nicola Sturgeon has said she will refuse to switch immediately to a new coronavirus slogan the UK government is expected to adopt, amid widespread criticism of the change.