| Brett Kavanaugh Protesters Arrested After Occupying W.V. Senator's Office For 11 Hours Posted: 02 Oct 2018 12:52 PM PDT  Police handcuffed and removed a group of women early Tuesday from Sen. Joe
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| Audi’s CEO, in Jail, Steps Down from Audi and Volkswagen Boards [Update] Posted: 02 Oct 2018 10:50 AM PDT ![Audi's CEO, in Jail, Steps Down from Audi and Volkswagen Boards [Update]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tPR917mUI4kW0lG6zdBoYVPX0lcH8M8LjoiYRp2-sNuVJtXJcltLJGHf8q_33yrdKVlaRqqvayjQ4IxoB-O3wO3eZtC_G5uZ2Qd_NU3UXsKpRZsMWB0Eba7BHq2RAVTWk4hdGO9nxDhF9s3go4kE-l7Q5pTS4BX4eXE47Ku0uORdkFdAgpJPuJ21I_DPlqvaLHtkLUpe7yIqiab-YWBoSbeDf7FeFQL1shAOF_ew6GMXVaz2gxrGUUBdTuzkYPDOB1bszlzbAZHkecHRB3spBPNd2h6PLSDOcnBL8y=s0-d "Audi's CEO, in Jail, Steps Down from Audi and Volkswagen Boards [Update]") An unprecedented move by German prosecutors.
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| A woman has just won the Nobel Prize in Physics for the first time in 55 years Posted: 02 Oct 2018 09:40 AM PDT  The Nobel Prize in Physics has just been awarded to three scientists for their "groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics." And, for the first time in more than half a century, a woman — Donna Strickland — is one of the winners. SEE ALSO: Scientists learn bacteria in your gut can produce electricity Canadian Donna Strickland, Gerard Mourou from France and American Arthur Ashkin will share the £998,662.97 [$998,662.97] prize. BREAKING NEWS⁰The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the #NobelPrize in Physics 2018 "for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics" with one half to Arthur Ashkin and the other half jointly to Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland. pic.twitter.com/PK08SnUslK — The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 2, 2018 The committee recognised the scientists for their use of light to create miniature tools. Arthur Ashkin invented the "optical tweezers," highly focused beams of light that allow you to manipulate microscopic objects and living organisms. Gerard Mourou and Donna Strickland developed a method of generating high intensity ultra-short optical pulses. Strickland is the third female physics laureate to win the prize, and the first since Maria Goeppert-Mayer who won 55 years ago for her discoveries about the nuclei of atoms. The only other female winner is famed historical physicist Marie Curie. "I thought there might have been more but I couldn't think. Obviously we need to celebrate women physicists because we're out there. Hopefully it will start to move forward at a faster rate. I'm honoured to be one of those women," Strickland said at a press conference after being presented with the fact that she was only the third woman ever to win. Upon the hearing the news, Donna Strickland said: "I thought there might have been more but I couldn't think. Obviously we need to celebrate women physicists because we're out there. Hopefully it will start to move forward at a faster rate. I'm honoured to be one of those women." — Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) October 2, 2018 People on social media were very excited by the fact that a woman was among the winners this year. FIRST WOMAN IN 55 YEARS. YES Donna Strickland! Nobel Physics Prize — Hannah Devlin (@hannahdev) October 2, 2018 Woo hoo! ⚡️????????????The third woman ever to get a #NobelPrize in Physics is Donna Strickland! The last one was Maria Goeppert-Mayer in 1963 ... https://t.co/zjN4XPrVCq — Nalini Joshi (@monsoon0) October 2, 2018 Journalist: You are the third woman ever to win a Nobel prize in Physics. What do you think of that?Donna Strickland: "Is that all, really? I thought there were more of them." *starts crying* — Tamás Görbe ???????????????????????????????????? (@TamasGorbe) October 2, 2018 Many (presumably under the age of 55) pointed out that this was the first time in their lifetime a woman had won the award. the first time since i have been born a woman got the physics nobel price. i am so happy. so happy for donna strickland, 3rd woman to receive it! #iluvphysicsnmath — lizvlx (@lizvlx) October 2, 2018 The first female Nobel physics laureate in my lifetime, hopefully not the last. Congrats Donna Strickland: laser badass. https://t.co/fwxALbgGtc — Siân Culley (@SuperResoluSian) October 2, 2018 Laser badass, indeed. WATCH: Octopuses are being given ecstasy in the name of science
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| Boy, 2, Among 3 Killed in Pennsylvania Car Explosion That Police Call a 'Criminal Incident' Posted: 02 Oct 2018 06:53 AM PDT  The child's father and a family friend were also killed
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| Indonesia clamps down on looting as quake-tsunami toll tops 1,200 Posted: 02 Oct 2018 04:18 AM PDT  More than 1,200 people are now known to have died in the quake-tsunami that smashed into Sulawesi, Indonesia said Tuesday, as police pledged to clamp down on looting by survivors taking advantage of the chaos. There were reports of officers firing warning shots and tear gas to ward off people ransacking shops in Palu, a coastal city ravaged by a 7.5-magnitude quake and the tsunami it spawned. Almost 200,000 people are in need of urgent help, the United Nations says, among them thousands of children.
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| Julie Swetnick, 3rd Kavanaugh Accuser, Speaks Out In NBC Interview Posted: 01 Oct 2018 11:28 PM PDT  Julie Swetnick, one of the women who has publicly accused Brett Kavanaugh of
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| Indonesia Tsunami Toll Tops 800 Amid a Desperate Search for Survivors Posted: 01 Oct 2018 09:31 PM PDT  A massive earthquake spawned the devastating tsunami
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| Border Patrol Agent Must Pay $220G After Gender-Reveal Starts Massive Arizona Wildfire Posted: 01 Oct 2018 07:46 PM PDT  The off-duty Border Patrol agent called for help after accidentally starting the blaze.
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| 10 meme Halloween costumes for people who spend too much time online Posted: 01 Oct 2018 05:48 PM PDT  When you finally log off and head to a Halloween party this October 31, you'll want to let everyone know where you've spent the past 364 days: online. Luckily, while 2018 hasn't given us much in the way of good news, the meme harvest has been bountiful. And a lot of them translate nicely into Halloween costumes. SEE ALSO: Here's how you need to prank your kids this Halloween Here are a few of the best — and, more importantly, the easiest to pull off. 1. Mason Ramsey The Walmart yodel kid is a superstar now, but the getup he wore for his aisle rendition of Hank Williams's "Lovesick Blues" would still make a great costume. You'll just need a white button-down, a red bow tie, a statement belt, and, of course, a pair of cowboy boots. Just be prepared for someone to request a song. 2. Moth and lamp couples on halloween this year smh pic.twitter.com/Fq0WlShiCI — Gabe (@thelittlegracs) September 29, 2018 September's hottest pair was the moth and the lamp, although the romance did seem a bit one-sided. This meme would make an impressive couple's costume if you're headed to a particularly internet-y Halloween party. Bonus: neither look is noticeably better than the other, so you won't argue about who gets to be who. In fact, both costumes look pretty uncomfortable. 3. Sad Howdy Boy hurt by nin vs hurt by johnny cash pic.twitter.com/6HSIsG1X2o — grean day (@misandrism) March 27, 2018 Find a yellow t-shirt. Paint a sad face on it. Wear a cowboy hat. Put on "Space Cowboy." Practice your despondent "yee-haw." 4. Tide Pod What should Tide PODs be used for? DOING LAUNDRY. Nothing else.Eating a Tide POD is a BAD IDEA, and we asked our friend @robgronkowski to help explain. pic.twitter.com/0JnFdhnsWZ — Tide (@tide) January 12, 2018 Sure, you could painstakingly assemble an elaborate cardboard Tide Pod. Or you could just buy this shirt. Or, if you're really feeling low-effort, simply wear one blue item, one white item, and one orange item. 5. Kylo Ren pants View this post on Instagram #kylorenchallenge A post shared by John Mayer ?????? (@johnmayer) on Dec 30, 2017 at 7:00pm PST A large portion of Instagram already took the #KyloRenChallenge, so why not keep the look going for Halloween? You could even complete the look with one of those weird muscle-shirt-costume-things. Good luck explaining this costume to people who spend a healthy amount of time on the internet. 6. Meghan Markle A GLOW UP: 15-year-old Meghan Markle to The Duchess of Sussex Rachel Meghan Markle #RoyalWedding pic.twitter.com/d6BhHYg9oC — laura ✨ (@daisyrdley) May 19, 2018 The Duchess of Sussex isn't just a meme, of course. But she did star in more than a few viral tweets this year. (Welcome, Meghan, to the meme community.) Plus, a Meghan Markle costume is a great excuse to wear and inevitably ruin a beautiful white dress. And you can do fake freckles! 7. Michaela Coel in Black Mirror your mom on the second house phone eavesdropping on you talking about 7th grade drama pic.twitter.com/UcxU0FR37L — jaboukie young-white (@jaboukie) January 7, 2018 One of the internet's finest reaction images, Michaela Coel's look from the Black Mirror episode "U.S.S. Callister," would make a wonderful costume even without the meme factor. Be sure to perfect your knowing, conspiratorial facial expressions. 8. "Change my mind" guy @scrowder the world deserves this pic.twitter.com/1uCGrJMkir — Diego Martinez (@DiegoLMMartinez) February 21, 2018 Unlike Coel, this guy sucks. But if you can figure out how to make some kind of booth apparatus, he'd make a pretty good Halloween costume. Instead of using his wildly untrue original statement ("Male privilege is a myth"), we'd suggest using a statement from one of the later meme riffs. You don't want to make literally thousands of enemies on Halloween night. 9. Super Bowl selfie kid Nothing more relatable than this kid trying to pull his phone out to get a selfie is me. #SuperBowlLII #JustinTimberlake pic.twitter.com/1RyQs9jtK2 — Joe K (@kealohajoe) February 5, 2018 Remember that kid who took a selfie with Justin Timberlake Super Bowl halftime show? Get yourself a gray hooded sweatshirt and a bunch of lanyards. Will anyone know who you are? No. But the costume will probably cost $0. 10. "Is This A Pigeon?" pic.twitter.com/P7JKdRgDG3 — Extra Credit (@ExtraCredit) May 14, 2018 It was the screenshot from anime series The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird heard 'round the world. At this point, "is this a pigeon" memes have reached peak saturation, but the character's look — he's an android, by the way — is super easy to replicate. Get yourself a nice fake butterfly as an accessory. You'll have a great time. WATCH: 'Stranger Things' will be turning Universal Studios upside down this Halloween
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| Obama backs more than 200 Democrats ahead of midterms Posted: 01 Oct 2018 05:11 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama is expanding his influence ahead of November's midterm elections. On Monday, he released a second slate of endorsements for Democrats running for offices ranging from local to national, bringing the total to more than 300.
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