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Milk: Best drink to reduce burn from chili peppers

People who order their Buffalo wings especially spicy and sometimes find them to be too 'hot,' should choose milk to reduce the burn, according to researchers, who also suggest it does not matter if it is whole or skim.

Additions, deletions, and changes to the official list of North American birds

The latest supplement to the American Ornithological Society's checklist of North and Middle American birds includes several major updates to the organization of the continent's bird species. The official authority on the names and classification of the region's birds, the checklist is consulted by birdwatchers and professional scientists alike and has been published since 1886.

Roads and deforestation explode in the Congo basin

Logging roads are expanding dramatically in the Congo Basin, leading to catastrophic collapses in animal populations living in the world's second-largest rainforest, according to new research.

Tiffany Cabán Stuns Queens Machine, Holds Solid Lead in Race for Queens District Attorney

Cabán ran on ending cash bail, decriminalizing poverty and sex work, and faced the full weight of the machine.

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National trash: Reducing waste produced in US national parks

When you think of national parks, you might picture the vast plateaus of the Grand Canyon, the intricate wetlands of the Everglades, or the inspiring viewscapes of the Grand Tetons. You probably don't envision 100 million pounds of mashed water bottles, barbecue-smudged paper plates, and crumpled coffee cups -- but that is the staggering quantity of garbage that is generated in our National Parks each year. And handling that amount of waste is becoming a huge problem.

A Third of Republicans Think It’s OK to Refuse Service to Muslims

I’m never quite sure how seriously to take survey results, and today Paul Waldman points to a new PRRI survey that I really, really don’t want to take seriously. Here it is: Thanks to a baker in Colorado, we’re all accustomed to the idea that conservatives think business owners should be free to refuse service […]

Tails announced an emergency release this week, 3.14.2, to address a critical security vulnerability in the Tor browser. Be sure to update the Tor Browser to version 8.5.3 to fix the sandbox escape vulnerability.
https://tails.boum.org/news/version_3.14.2/index.en.html

Pine woodland restoration creates haven for birds in Midwest

Researchers have shown in a new study that restoration of pine woodlands, through the combined use of intentional, managed fires and strategic thinning of tree density, has a strikingly beneficial effect on a diverse array of birds, some of which are facing sharp declines from human-driven impacts like climate change and habitat loss.

CryptPad v2.24.0 introduces the ability to share encrypted docs directly with friends from within the share menu. You can also add colors to folders in your CryptDrive. Try it now on https:/cryptpad.fr and see the release notes for full details: https://github.com/xwiki-labs/cryptpad/releases/tag/2.24.0

#privacy

Review by our friends at the Denver Post:
Google Chrome has become surveillance software. It’s time to switch. https://t.co/1vEfs1s01j
#privacymatters

Illinois Just Legalized Recreational Marijuana

On Tuesday, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker signed a bill to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana statewide, officially making the Prairie State the 11th in the union to do so—and the first to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana by way of the state legislature, which passed the bill on May 31. (In 2018, […]

G20 nations triple coal power subsidies despite climate crisis | Environment | The Guardian https://prismo.xyz/posts/f8e71029-f815-4cfc-a38c-e3e288a3e784

Elizabeth Warren Just Released a Plan to Secure American Elections

Elizabeth Warren rolled out an aggressive, $20 billion election security proposal Tuesday. The plan, in keeping with previous such proposals issued by her 2020 presidential campaign, both envisions an expanded role for the federal government while offering a level of detail that has helped the Massachusetts senator set herself apart from a large field of […]

Deforestation and Climate Change Could Split the Amazon Rainforest in Two, Study Finds
https://earther.gizmodo.com/deforestation-and-climate-change-could-split-amazon-rai-1835817734 #climatechange #climatecrisis

HIV Is Spreading in West Virginia. The Solution Is in Short Supply.

HIV cases are surging in Huntington, West Virginia, a city already ravaged by the opioid epidemic. Experts worry that the virus could proliferate farther still—particularly since Charleston, the state capital an hour away, shut down its syringe exchange last year. The move restricted access not only to clean needles but to HIV testing as well. […]

Medicaid Expansion Is Nearly Free, But Republicans Won’t Take It Anyway

Paul Krugman writes today about the fate of the rural poor in two neighboring states. Kentucky accepted Medicaid expansion while Tennessee didn’t: According to a Georgetown University study that covered a seven-year period spanning the introduction of the A.C.A., the percentage of low-income rural adults without health insurance fell 27 points in Kentucky, only six […]

Want to Get Hired By the CFPB? Tell Them You Know How to Destroy It.

Just weeks after President Trump appointed him the temporary head of the country’s consumer financial watchdog in November 2017, Mick Mulvaney announced a major personnel change. When the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was established, its framers took a variety of steps to avoid politicization of its work, including limiting the agency to just one political […]

Rancid Announce Fall Tour Dates

Legendary punks Rancid have announced a handful of shows later on this year. Hitting the road in September, Rancid will be joined by some pretty legendary company this time out, as Pennywise, Suicidal Tendencies and The Aquabats will be joining Rancid at various stops on this run of shows. Check out the full list of dates […]

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Big city growth escalates the urban-rural divide

Microdata from Swedish population registers provide new insights into cities' economic growth paths. The data reveal a surge in regional inequality, with more and more resources flowing to cities atop the urban hierarchy, which thus acquire an increasing share of national wealth.

Could coffee be the secret to fighting obesity?

Scientists have discovered that drinking a cup of coffee can stimulate 'brown fat', the body's own fat-fighting defenses, which could be the key to tackling obesity and diabetes.