Viralbuzfeednews: January 2019

Thursday, 31 January 2019

New top story on Hacker News: Coloured Petri Nets: Modelling and Validation of Concurrent Systems (2009) [pdf]

Coloured Petri Nets: Modelling and Validation of Concurrent Systems (2009) [pdf]
20 by boshomi | 1 comments

New top story on Hacker News: No Great Technological Stagnation (2016)

No Great Technological Stagnation (2016)
28 by Hooke | 0 comments

Polar vortex brings deadly cold snap to US states

At least eight people have died in the deep freeze, which has paralysed transport services.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2FYNLkW

'American Dying' cooled Earth's climate

European settlement of the Americas killed so many people, it disturbed Earth's climate.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2RsVJ75

Facebook users continue to grow despite privacy scandals

The number of people who logged into the site at least once a month rose 9% last year.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Uu7wUu

Tom Brady 'cheater' slur costs TV producer his job

The New England Patriots quarterback was labelled a "known cheater" during a Pittsburgh broadcast.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GbzBvV

Sarah Sanders says 'God wanted Trump to be president'

In an interview, the White House press secretary says Donald Trump had divine support.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Bm9a3B

Saudi Arabia ends major anti-corruption campaign

Hundreds of princes and billionaires were held and more than $100bn recouped by the state since 2017.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2S0hQGQ

Bastia attack: Gunman found dead in police raid

France's interior minister says "the fanatic committed suicide" after killing one and injuring five.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2B96bLC

Senator Rand Paul wins damages after neighbour attack

Senator Rand Paul was awarded more than $580,000 (£441,000) in damages after his neighbour attacked.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UopeIW

Mystery illness sees Canada halve its Cuba embassy staff

A 14th employee at Canada's embassy in Havana falls ill, and the country cuts staff there by half.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2sWTxuQ

China's factory activity shrinks as slowdown worries rise

The data comes as several global firms warn China's slowing economy will hit their bottom line.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UvE5l2

Emiliano Sala: Missing Cardiff striker's former club Nantes pay tribute

Nantes pay tribute to missing former striker Emiliano Sala during their 1-1 draw with Saint Etienne.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SbuBxT

The story of a US raid on al-Qaeda in Yemen

The BBC has gained rare access to Athlan village, the site of a major US attack on al-Qaeda in Yemen.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UqHYHO

Polar vortex: What is it and how does it happen?

The deep freeze gripping much of the US has been blamed on a polar vortex. Here's what that means.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Sex5LW

Actor 'tasted brutality of hatred'

Stars support Empire actor Jussie Smollet, the victim of a suspected hate crime in Chicago.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2CRvIJi

The Afghan Invictus athletes claiming asylum in Australia

The fears of six athletes who claimed asylum in Australia after the 2018 Invictus Games.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2S8Sgz1

Zimbabwe women raped as government crackdown continues

Six women tell the BBC they were raped by security forces as part of a government crackdown.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2CRqD3G

MP defends unmasking shot reporter

Kennedy Agyapong tells the BBC he regrets journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale’s death, but has a clear conscious.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2sVKNEY

'Why I fled Saudi Arabia and sought asylum in the UK'

Two Saudis who sought asylum in the UK explain why they risked everything.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SdhEnb

Richard E Grant in tears over Barbra Streisand's reply to 1970s fan letter

The actor and superfan was "overcome with emotion" when Streisand replied to his childhood letter.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2MGAb66

The Lord of the Ringos? Peter Jackson to direct a Beatles film

The Lord of the Rings director will use unseen footage of the tense sessions for their final album.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SdIgEx

Bulgarians decry ‘eco vandalism’ on coast

Social media outcry puts controversial construction on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast under scrutiny.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Uxh9C1

Why some Japanese pensioners want to go to jail

Japan is in the grip of an elderly crime wave. Poverty and loneliness are two of the possible causes.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2sUSv2f

How do you compost a human body - and why would you?

A US state could become one of the first places in the world to allow corpses to become fertile soil.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2S04WbU

The Indians sharing their villages with crocodiles

In most places, a crocodile would send people scurrying in fear. But not in this part of India.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Sbqv8X

Maduro and Guaidó: Who is supporting whom in Venezuela?

The international community is split over who it recognises as the country's current president.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2BbqOqp

Nastya Rybka: Model who got caught up in the Trump-Russia row

The story of Nastya Rybka, who was questioned in a Thai jail by the FBI about the Trump-Russia inquiry.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2HHJ9kz

Why Dutch fear Brexit no deal will leave onions to rot

Imagine onions - tonnes of them, rotting in a customs queue. It's a Dutch farmer's Brexit nightmare.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2DLoiZL

Ex-Maine governor says taking resources from citizens for asylum seekers is a big mistake

Portland, Maine's largest city, has long been welcoming to immigrants, but a local official said their local resources are unable to keep up with the influx of asylum seekers.

from FOX News https://fxn.ws/2sViPcz

Trump needs intervention on intelligence, Schumer writes in letter to Coats

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called on Dan Coats-- the director of National Intelligence-- to stage an intervention with President Trump after the president took the unusual move Wednesday to criticize his intelligence chiefs on Twitter as being "naive" when it comes to the dangers of Iran.

from FOX News https://fxn.ws/2TiXg1b

NFL will discuss broader use of instant replay after Rams-Saints no-call, Goodell says

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday said the no-call pass interference that enabled the Rams’ victory over the New Orleans Saints in the NFC championship “should have been called,” but appeared apprehensive about making substantial rule changes.

from FOX News https://fxn.ws/2RsXcdB

University of Iowa student dies during polar vortex; 7 other deaths linked to wintry blast

A University of Iowa student has died after being found unresponsive on campus grounds early Wednesday as a polar vortex gripped the Midwest in arctic temperatures that have been linked to at least seven other deaths.

from FOX News https://fxn.ws/2G8VXhH

Cornyn warns Texas Republicans against complacency ahead of 2020

Texas Republicans have their work cut out for them if they hope to maintain the party’s dominance there, according to the state’s senior U.S. senator.

from FOX News https://fxn.ws/2Tq0kZq

Judge Andrew Napolitano: An American nightmare

the current, unreal world -- where politics deeply infuse law enforcement -- prosecutors use brute force to send a message of terror to innocent defendants. Like all defendants at the time of arrest, Roger Stone is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

from FOX News https://fxn.ws/2sUZxUR

ICE officials force-feed 6 immigrants on hunger strike at Texas detention center

Six immigrants at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in El Paso, Texas, are being force-fed through plastic nasal tubes after taking part in a hunger strike that spanned for a month, leaving some detainees so weak that they are unable to speak or stand, a report on Wednesday said.

from FOX News https://fxn.ws/2sYLI7U

Tucker Carlson and pro-choice advocate have heated debate on Virginia abortion bill

Tucker Carlson and pro-choice advocate Monica Klein got into a heated debate Wednesday during a discussion on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” about a proposed Virginia abortion bill that would allow late-term abortions.

from FOX News https://fxn.ws/2TnyNYL

Manson ‘family’ member Leslie Van Houten recommended for parole again

Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten was recommended again for parole on Wednesday after serving more than four decades of a life sentence for her role in the cult’s grisly murders in 1969, marking newly inaugurated California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first chance to decide her fate.

from FOX News https://fxn.ws/2Bfvpbb

'Jersey Shore' cast member Jenni 'JWoww' Farley accuses estranged husband of domestic abuse in lengthy open letter

"Jersey Shore" star Jenni "JWoww" Farley blasted her estranged husband Roger Mathews on Wednesday, claiming he abused and threatened her, while detailing the allegations in a lengthy open letter to him on her website and on social media.

from FOX News https://fxn.ws/2G8Rbkh

'I’ve never experienced anything like it': For some in Chicago's deep freeze, no choice but to brave the cold

For many Chicagoans, it was just another day—albeit a historically cold one—of living a life in which staying home was not a reasonable option.

from USATODAY - News Top Stories http://bit.ly/2HIYXDG

'The Batman' to fly in 2021 without Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne

'The Batman' solo movie is coming in 2021, but Ben Affleck won't play the DC Comics character; James Gunn in talks to direct the next 'Suicide Squad.'

from USATODAY - News Top Stories http://bit.ly/2sYebKO

Landmark sign topples during seven-alarm fire at New Jersey paper plant

The Marcal Paper Mills in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, caught fire Wednesday, the second time in a month.

from USATODAY - News Top Stories http://bit.ly/2DMiQpH

Infant ibuprofen recall: New lots for Walmart, CVS Pharmacy impacted amid dosing concerns

Tris Pharma, Inc. has expanded a voluntary nationwide recall of infant ibuprofen amid concerns the medication may contain a higher concentration of ibuprofen than labeled.

from USATODAY - News Top Stories http://bit.ly/2GbQiaz

'Masked Singer' recap: Who was unmasked this week?

Another singer hits the exit in Week 5 of "The Masked Singer."

from USATODAY - News Top Stories http://bit.ly/2UuRn0V

'Stay inside': Death toll up to 8 people as Arctic cold blasts Midwest, East

Wind chill temperatures in dozens of towns across Minnesota and North Dakota plummeted to a starling 60 degrees below zero or less Tuesday and early Wednesday.

from USATODAY - News Top Stories http://bit.ly/2HJxxO3

God 'wanted Donald Trump to become president,' Sarah Sanders says

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in an interview on Wednesday that she believes God wanted Donald Trump to be president.

from USATODAY - News Top Stories http://bit.ly/2FZXDLb