News for Today (2/4/17)

Bogus News Story Of The Day

Boston Globe forced to issue embarrassing correction after spreading fake news story about Trump and the media

In The News

Radiation Levels Are Soaring Inside the Damaged Fukushima Nuclear Plant

A young woman’s suicide has sparked a backlash against the country’s labor conditions. But death by overwork is so common there’s even a word for it: karoshi.

Mystery radiation ‘clouds’ may pose risk to air travellers

The Left Underestimates Trump’s Economic Plan

Report: Congressional analysts worry SpaceX engines are prone to cracks

Not In The News But Should Be

Nothing for today.

Entertainment of the Day

News for Today (2/2/17)

Bogus News Story Of The Day

Oh, Okay: Man Who Claimed Mother Died In Iraq Due To Travel Ban Lied

In The News

In the wake of purges ordered by President Erdogan following last summer’s coup attempt, a number of Turkish NATO officers have applied for asylum in Germany. The issue is a highly sensitive one — also for Chancellor Merkel, who is visiting Turkey today.

Researchers break data transfer efficiency record

Why the sound of noisy eating fills some people with rage

Making America’s ICBMs Great Again

North Dakota wants hired pipeline protesters to pay state income taxes

Trump Files With FEC For 2020 Election Bid, Outmaneuvers Nonprofit Organizations. If true (and I am not confident of the source) this demonstrates the problem with campaign finance laws.

Not In The News But Should Be

Immigration, Obamacare, Unintended Consequences

Entertainment of the Day

Two links for today. First one is for Dad because we were talking about it.

And the youtube is for me because I think it is fascinating stuff.

News for Today (2/1/17)

Bogus News Story Of The Day

Whither Melania Trump? 12 days without a public sighting

In The News

How Samsung is leveraging VR to manage pain. The smart VR companies go where the real money is.

California’s New Bar Exam Format And ABA’s Proposed 75% Bar Passage Requirement Will Adversely Impact Diversity, Women, And Access To The Legal Profession

Senator Wyden Must Resign

Why Liberals Should Back Neil Gorsuch

An unexplained ‘void’ appears to be pushing the Milky Way through the Universe at 2 million km/h

Americans Are Eating So Much Bacon That Reserves Are at a 50-Year Low. The truly important stories are never given enough press.

France election 2017: As Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen surge in polls, Francois Fillon ‘faces elimination’ – everything you need to know

Not In The News But Should Be

China’s Nuclear Power Capacity Set to Overtake U.S. Within Decade. If I lived on the west cost, this is a story I would follow with interest. I may be paranoid, but I don’t know that I trust them to build these kinds of plants safely.

Entertainment of the Day