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Day: December 12, 2019

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Michael Cohen asks judge to cut his prison sentence, says Attorney General Barr is biased against him

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New York (CNN)Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, on Wednesday asked a federal judge to reduce his three-year prison term while claiming that Attorney General William Barr and the Justice Department are biased against him. Adler accuses the prosecutors with the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York, who did not support the request and have not agreed to meet with Cohen, of playing a game of “heads we win, tails you lose.” Cohen’s attorney suggests the Justice Department, under Barr, is biased against Cohen.…

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The Death of a Star: Tycho Supernova

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Image Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/RIKEN & GSFC/T. Sato et al; Optical: DSS In 1572, Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe was among those who noticed a new bright object in the constellation Cassiopeia. Adding fuel to the intellectual fire that Copernicus started, Tycho showed this “new star†was far beyond the Moon, and that it was possible for the universe beyond the Sun and planets to change. Astronomers now know that Tycho’s new star was not new at all. Rather it signaled the death of a star in a supernova, an explosion so…

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‘Heroes’ praised for mum and child flood rescue

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Ms Campbell has posted an emotional video on Facebook thanking those who came to help her and Rhea, who has cerebral palsy. They were almost home after an appointment at an epilepsy clinic at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, where Rhea had been surprised by a visit from Father Christmas. Image copyright Nikki Birgit Campbell Image caption Nikki Birgit Campbell and Rhea were taken to Dumfries and Galloway Hospital “Thankfully incidents like this are rare, however, it is extremely encouraging to know that members of our community came…

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15 Little Ways To Practice Self-Care Even When You Feel Too Busy For It

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Megan Minutillo Updated December 10, 2019 By @xlllivia 1. Shower. Yes, shower. Everything feels better when you’re fresh and clean, and your hair is shampooed and conditioned. 2. Too busy to go to the gym? Take the stairs whenever and wherever you can. Try parking your car in the furthest part of the parking lot, too. Lots of little steps will add up. 3. When the world feels like it’s closing in and you cannot fathom answering another question for someone, close your eyes. Take a deep breath in, and…

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5 Snow Boots That Won’t Ruin Your Outfits This Winter | Betches

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1. Joan of Arctic Next Faux Fur Waterproof  Snow Boot – $249.95 If you live in the city and don’t have Sorels, then well, you’re doing it wrong. I actually don’t know how I survived the winters before I got my first pair, but needless to say I’m glad I did. They are a necessity for commuting to and from work, and if you’re that bitch trying to still walk home in her kitten heels when it’s snowing out, then you’re only hurting yourself. Wear the boots to work, and…

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The Comfiest Maternity Dresses You Can Also Wear After Pregnancy | Betches

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Maternity dress shopping is like, hard. Not only are you coping with slowly and steadily getting much, much larger, but you’re also faced with trying to maintain your dignity and cuteness while doing so. Don’t @ me; I was almost seven months pregnant while writing this and I dealt with this sh*t everyday. Sure, you can go the route of wearing some cute AF leggings every damn day, but, at some point (highly recommend 1. Piper & Scoot The Parklan Embroidered Wrap Dress in Jade, $66 Bless you, Piper &…

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Conservatives want a war on porn. It’s puritanical sex values that need to go

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The modern internet as we know it is governed by 26 words: No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider. This line is from Section 230 of the U.S. Communications Decency Act, and for the most part, its stood the test of time. In so many words, the clause lets U.S. websites and communications infrastructure serve as public spaces for hosting content instead of publishers. Without Section 230, social media would not…

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‘Exercise targets would trigger my eating disorder’

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The study revealed it takes about four hours to walk off the calories in a pizza, or 22 minutes to run off a chocolate bar. Hope, now a mental health campaigner, says the problem with exercise targets for snacks and meals is that they create “the mindset that you have to earn food”. “I developed anorexia when I was 13 and though it wasn’t triggered by exercise, a huge part of it was an obsession with exercise,” she says. “I ended up being admitted to a mental health hospital and…

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Meat-Munching Dinosaur Could Replace Its Teeth As Fast As A Shark

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Sharks famously replenish their toothy grins with a conveyer belt of gnashers, but it seems they’re not alone. Majungasaurus, a predatory dinosaur that lived in Madagascar 70 million years ago, could replace its teeth just as fast, growing a new tooth in each socket roughly every two months. Reporting their findings in the journal PLOS ONE, a team from Adelphi University and Ohio University examined tiny growth lines, the tooth equivalent of tree rings, in fossil dinosaur teeth. They also scanned fossilized jaws to catch a glimpse of any unerupted…

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