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They are being held on suspicion of attempted murder after a man suffered life-threatening wounds. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2GMEHRd

It can pick up preventable heart problems - and more people should be getting the routine check. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2BPezPL

After years of "broadcasting" to just his wife, an amateur radio presenter's wish is coming true. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2SovyiV

Lederhosen and dirndl dresses are making a comeback in Austria. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2AmkSL1

Fishers can no longer discard fish to avoid busting quota - but that could put boats off the water. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ApOAyD

A top Republican says the president remains determined to defeat the Islamic State group in Syria. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2SrBV5i

Passengers across the South are warned to expect disruption as staff stage a 24-hour walkout. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2R1vxVu

Sheikh Hasina wins a third consecutive term in a vote marred by violence and claims of vote rigging. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2EWFJbC

Outgoing chief of staff John Kelly appears to contradict the US president on the border wall plan. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2EXMmcP

Seaborne Freight was founded less than two years ago and has never run a ferry service before. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2EWL0jw

Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft is all set for its dramatic encounter with a far-off icy world. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Tk2vNU

There's more front-page criticism of the home secretary over migrants in the Channel, while the Sun interviews battered Strictly star AJ Pritchard. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2rZrNVJ

A look at the year's most influential hashtags used by women on social media. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2RntUB7

From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, here are the weird stories that caught our eye this year. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2s3oDAp

Dylema leads us through key events on the continent this year in a specially commissioned poem. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2BZzjVp

Why does the year begin in January? from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2SwJ6t6

A selection of the best photos from across and about Africa this year. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2GIKAyK

Instagram photographer Kholoud Nassar wants to show us a different side of Gaza. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2AmFuTb

Memorable moments from the life of the versatile and much-loved British actress. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2EZedcT

Clashes between ruling party and opposition supporters have resulted in 17 deaths. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Sv4fni

Women in Science, technology, engineering and maths are still underrepresented. Here STEM women share some top tips on how to get ahead in the field. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2RroogE

This Canadian man is being called the world's most extreme grandpa. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2AntDnS

London has endured a year which has seen its homicide total reach its highest level since 2008. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2AmXgFY

Eli Melki looks for traces of a relative who was killed at 33 during a wave of attacks against eastern Turkey's Christians. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2BMln0I

Are garment factories in Bangladesh safe five years after the Rana Plaza disaster? from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2s3oVat

The scientist, the singer, the comic book writer... notable deaths of 2018 from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2BNKbpa

India's decision to decriminalise gay sex has taken the country back to its roots, some historians say. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ApBWzF

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HAKMEM Paper by Bill Gosper 4 by mrdavidmoses | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Nasa's New Horizons: Final commands given to distant probe 9 by gpvos | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Operational Calculus for Differentiable Programming 5 by bmc7505 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

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China Thwarts U.S. Effort to Promote American Culture on Campuses 36 by learc83 | 17 comments on Hacker News.

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As oil and gas exports surge, West Texas becomes the world’s “extraction colony” 74 by howard941 | 109 comments on Hacker News.

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Microsoft changed how it interviews software developers 307 by pplonski86 | 240 comments on Hacker News.

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Madagascar pochard: World's rarest bird gets new home 22 by pseudolus | 1 comments on Hacker News.

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An Economic Geography of the United States: From Commutes to Megaregions (2016) 62 by sytelus | 6 comments on Hacker News.

A top Republican says the president remains determined to defeat the Islamic State group in Syria. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2SrBV5i

Sheikh Hasina wins a third consecutive term in a vote marred by violence and claims of vote rigging. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2EWFJbC

Germany will assume greater international responsibility, Angela Merkel says in her New Year address. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2SzaEhv

Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft is all set for its dramatic encounter with a far-off icy world. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Tk2vNU

Lederhosen and dirndl dresses are making a comeback in Austria. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2AmkSL1

A bird named Clark goes rogue in front of 90,000 fans at a college game. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Tg7r6c

Outgoing chief of staff John Kelly appears to contradict the US president on the border wall plan. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2EXMmcP

Four die in a helicopter crash near the world's longest zipline, in the UAE's northern-most emirate. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2QXx536

Six Iranian migrants are found on the Kent coast as the home secretary cuts short a holiday to deal with the issue. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Ak3q9S

Festival-goers are told that a "dangerous" drug is circulating in Australia, following a man's death. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2AmSDfb

The state bans retailers from selling animals sourced from breeders, to cut down on "puppy mills". from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2EXbrFC

Police escorted Jermaine Massey out of the DoubleTree Portland after he called his mum in the lobby. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Tist3Y

The parents of a man killed by his Chinese wife abroad agree to bring just one grandchild to the UK. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2EVduZY

Dylema leads us through key events on the continent this year in a specially commissioned poem. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2BZzjVp

Some of the best images from the day as people vote for a successor to Joseph Kabila. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2QUvzyu

A look at the year's most influential hashtags used by women on social media. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2RntUB7

A selection of the best photos from across and about Africa this year. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2GIKAyK

Eli Melki looks for traces of a relative who was killed at 33 during a wave of attacks against eastern Turkey's Christians. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2BMln0I

From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, here are the weird stories that caught our eye this year. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2s3oDAp

India's decision to decriminalise gay sex has taken the country back to its roots, some historians say. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ApBWzF

Are garment factories in Bangladesh safe five years after the Rana Plaza disaster? from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2s3oVat

Remembering some of the figures from music, film, TV, radio and literature who died in 2018. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2F03HlD

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A tilt of the head facilitates social engagement 73 by dnetesn | 29 comments on Hacker News.

Let the Fountain Pens Flow 92 by CaliforniaKarl | 54 comments on Hacker News.

Voting in Democratic Republic of Congo's long-anticipated presidential election got off to a shaky start on Sunday due to torrential rain in the capital and long delays at some polling stations in the east. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GNauBD

As Indonesia reels from the carnage of yet another natural disaster, authorities around the globe are working on how they can prepare for the kind of freak tsunami that battered coasts west of Jakarta this month. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2EZorL9

France's "yellow vest" demonstrators kept numerous roads across the country blocked on Saturday as groups of protesters marched in city centers, but the anti-government backlash was more dispersed and muted than in previous weeks. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2BKB8VT

Clashes between supporters of Bangladesh's ruling party and its opponents killed two people and wounded nearly a dozen on Sunday, a government official and police said, as the country voted in a general election after violence-plagued campaigns. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GMcPwH

Morocco arrested a Swiss national on Saturday in connection with the killing of two Scandinavian women, the counter-terrorism agency said. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2AmZFk9

The Taliban have rejected Kabul's offer of talks next month in Saudi Arabia where the militants, fighting to restore strict Islamic law in Afghanistan, will meet U.S. officials to further peace efforts, a Taliban leader said on Sunday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Q7IdVP

Polling stations opened in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday for a presidential election that is meant to lead to the country's first democratic transfer of power, according to a Reuters witness in the city of Goma. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Tku75s

Colombian authorities are investigating possible plots to assassinate President Ivan Duque that may involve Venezuelan nationals arrested carrying "weapons of war," Foreign Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo said on Saturday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GLn2t9