Omegle Shuts Down as Founder Acknowledges Crime on Video Chat Site

Omegle’s popularity surged during the pandemic. But critics said that it let online sexual predators go unchecked.Omegle, the popular website and app that paired random users through video chat, has shut down after its founder acknowledged persistent criminal activity and critics…

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Solve Rural Community Challenges the Idea Friendly Way – stories from IEDC

Photo courtesy of IEDCGuest post by Deb BrownWhat attendees learned from attending the Idea Friendly Session by SaveYour.Town at the International Economic Development Council Conference — Big Ideas you can copy in your town Becky McCray and I were excited to lead…

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Heat Pump Installations Slow, Impeding Biden’s Climate Goals

More Americans are buying heat pumps, an environmentally friendly alternative to furnaces and air-conditioners that can significantly lower monthly energy bills. But the pace of installations has slowed in the past year, posing an obstacle to the Biden administration’s climate plans.Rising…

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Who Are the Moderators for Wednesday’s Republican Debate?

Three experienced moderators will lead Wednesday’s meeting in Miami of the remaining Republican presidential candidates, although former President Donald J. Trump will again be absent.Lester Holt and Kristen Welker, two lead anchors at NBC News, which is overseeing the debate’s production…

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Philip Meyer, Reporter Who Pioneered Data-Driven Journalism, Dies at 93

First as a correspondent and later as a professor, he pushed his industry to adopt more rigorous, quantitative methods.Philip Meyer, a former reporter who pioneered new ways to incorporate data, quantitative methods and computers into investigative journalism, died on Saturday at…

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2023 Virtually Certain to Be the Hottest Year on Record, Scientists Say

Analyzing data from October, European climate scientists found another record-breaking month for temperatures around the world.October 2023 was the warmest October on record globally, according to data from European climate scientists released on Wednesday. It comes on the heels of the…

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35 Years After Addressing Congress, James Hansen Still Has Climate Warnings

The former NASA scientist James Hansen says in a new paper that global temperatures will pass a major milestone this decade, faster than other estimates predict.Global warming may be happening more quickly than previously thought, according to a new study by…

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The Unbeatable Twenty-One: A Historical Journey through the Origins and Evolution of Blackjack

Featured image by englishlikeanative via Pixabay In the kaleidoscope of casino games, few can boast of such a rich tapestry of history as blackjack, more commonly known as Twenty-One. But where did it all begin, and how did this card game…

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