80 m. ago Report demonstrates how harnessing digitally generated data can transform humanitarian aid

A new report from the University of Liverpool and the United Nations Migration Agency–International Organization for Migration (IOM) demonstrates how harnessing digital data collected from mobile phone applications and social media platforms can transform the way humanitarian agencies track and respond to population displacement during crises.

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90 m. ago Gregory Washington defends George Mason University against attacks

Gregory Washington defends George Mason University against attacks  The Business Journals

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2 h. ago William C. Dudley Named President of Claremont McKenna College

William C. Dudley Named President of Claremont McKenna College  Washington and Lee University

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2 h. ago Former Mass. high school wrestling coach convicted of attempting to send obscene material to minor

The former Burlington High School coach was found guilty Wednesday after he was arrested and indicted last year. The post Former Mass. high school wrestling coach convicted of attempting to send obscene material to minor appeared first on Boston.com.

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3 h. ago Suspected thieves caught on camera smashing Washington state storefront with truck in ATM heist attempt

Video shows suspects using stolen truck to ram Walgreens storefront and drag the cash machine across a parking lot in an alleged coordinated Pierce County heist attempt.

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3 h. ago Watch: Donald and Melania Trump Light the National Christmas Tree

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hold the national Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the White House on Thursday, December 4. The post Watch: Donald and Melania Trump Light the National Christmas Tree appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 h. ago Grand jury rejects DOJ's attempt to revive fraud case against Letitia James: Sources

A grand jury has refused to indict New York AG Letitia James on charges of mortgage fraud, ten days after a judge dismissed a nearly identical case.

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4 h. ago Crypto Con Man & TV Reporter Wife Forced To Witness Each Other Being Tortured To Death

OMG! This is so horrible! According to Russian investigators (via The US Sun on Wednesday), Roman Novak, a convicted crypto scammer, and his TV reporter wife, Anna Novak, were forced to watch each other get tortured to death. The couple’s family sounded the alarm to the Dubai police after they disappeared on October 2, fearing [...] Read More... The post Crypto Con Man & TV Reporter Wife Forced To Witness Each Other Being Tortured To Death appeared first on Perez Hilton.

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5 h. ago Some California State Universities seeing decline in enrollment, including San Francisco, East Bay and Sonoma

Some California State Universities seeing decline in enrollment, including San Francisco, East Bay and Sonoma  ABC7 San Francisco

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5 h. ago Inmate stabbed in stomach during fight at San Francisco jail, Sheriff Paul Miyamoto says

Inmate stabbed in stomach during fight at San Francisco jail, Sheriff Paul Miyamoto says  ABC7 San Francisco

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6 h. ago Amid Russian Sabotage, U.K. Points Finger at Putin Over Novichok Death

The 2018 death of a British woman from exposure to a rare, military-grade nerve agent was the result of a botched assassination attempt on a former Russian spy, an official report said on Thursday.

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6 h. ago Dem attempt to thwart Trump noms backfires, Republicans tee up nearly 100 for confirmation

Sen. Michael Bennet's, D-Colo., objection to Sara Bailey's drug czar nomination inadvertently allowed Senate Republicans to expand President Donald Trump's nominees list for confirmation.

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6 h. ago WATCH: FBI Director Kash Patel announces arrest in Jan. 6 pipe bomb case

Patel announced Thursday that authorities arrested a man in connection with the placement of two pipe bombs outside the HQs of the RNC and DNC the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

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6 h. ago Washington State University’s Jewish Quarterback Explains How Religion Fuels His On

Washington State University’s Jewish Quarterback Explains How Religion Fuels His On-Field Success  Algemeiner.com

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6 h. ago Classical Indian dance inspires new ways to teach robots how to use their hands

Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have extracted the building blocks of precise hand gestures used in the classical Indian dance form Bharatanatyam—and found a richer "alphabet" of movement compared to natural grasps. The work could improve how we teach hand movements to robots and offer humans better tools for physical therapy.

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6 h. ago NYC teen arrested, charged for setting homeless subway rider on fire, police say

An 18-year-old Manhattan man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder, arson and assault after a homeless 56-year-old subway rider was set on fire.

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6 h. ago NYC teen arrested, charged with setting homeless subway rider on fire, police say

An 18-year-old Manhattan man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder, arson and assault after a homeless 56-year-old subway rider was set on fire.

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7 h. ago GOP Rep. Bacon 'Relieved' Hegseth Did Not Give 'Kill Everybody' Order, Says 'Very Questionable' if Survivors Were Still in the Fight

Thursday on CNN's "News Central," Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) said while he was relieved to hear Secretary of War Pete Hegseth did not give an order to "kill everybody," he said it was "very questionable" that the survivors of the September boat strike in the Caribbean could have been considered to still be in the fight. The post GOP Rep. Bacon ‘Relieved’ Hegseth Did Not Give ‘Kill Everybody’ Order, Says ‘Very Questionable’ if Survivors Were Still in the Fight appeared first on Breitbart.

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8 h. ago WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Another business hit by burglars again, Cherry Consignment

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Another business hit by burglars again, Cherry Consignment  West Seattle Blog...

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8 h. ago WATCH: Newly released images show inside of Jeffrey Epstein's private island estate

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday released more than 150 still images and over a dozen short videos of the Virgin Islands estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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