Wikipedia, Craigslist and Google protest SOPA/PIPA.
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#blackout #sopa #pipa
Gwen Ifill is getting a Forever stamp from the U.S. Postal Service.
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Gwen was our heart and soul here at the PBS NewsHour for nearly two decades. She shared co-anchor and managing editor duties on our show with @judywoodruffpbs and was the moderator of @washingtonweekpbs. She covered eight presidential campaigns, moderated two vice presidential debates, and was a mentor and inspiration to countless journalists. She was a beloved sister, aunt, godmother and friend to many. Gwen died in November 2016 after an almost yearlong battle with cancer.
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The stamp that features Gwen is one of about 20 new designs announced Tuesday by the Postal Service. The stamp features a 2008 photo of Gwen with the words “BLACK HERITAGE” at the top and her name at the bottom. •••
Postal Service art director Derry Noyes designed the stamp. Stamp image from the U.S. Postal Service.
Send us your thoughts in the comments. #college #university
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offers applause during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday night. Photo by Doug Mills (@nytmills) via Pool. #SOTU (at United States Capitol)
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Who are you rooting for in the #SuperBowl? The #Patriots are making their fourth appearance in the @nfl’s big #game in the last five years, and a win on Sunday would bring them their sixth Super Bowl championship. We asked @martellusb why all that success has brought on so many haters. #football #sport
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“We’re never going to get anywhere” if we tell #women “don’t be enraged,” journalist and advocate @cindi_leive tells us in her #BriefButSpectacular take on #female power. #feminism #womensmarch
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Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation “is, I think, close to being completed,” acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker told reporters today. (at The United States Department of Justice)
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said they hope the White House has learned a lesson. “Shutting down the #government over a policy difference is self-defeating,” Schumer told reporters Friday. #shutdown (at United States Capitol)
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After a 35-day partial shutdown of the federal government, President Trump announced Friday that a deal has been reached to reopen the government and fund it for three weeks while negotiations on border security take place. “I have seen and heard from enough Democrats and Republicans that they are willing to put partisanship aside, I think, and put the security of the American people first,” he said at the White House. (at The White House)
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“The central part of human life is a healthy planet,” and we are in “danger of wrecking that,” naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough told Prince William at #wef19 in #Davos, #Switzerland. #environment #climatechange #earth #nature (at World Economic Forum)
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Hundreds of federal workers and union leaders protested the ongoing government shutdown today in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill. Photos from congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins (@lisadnews). (at Capitol Hill)
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A new study (published in PLOS Biology) investigated how bats make sharp turns in the air, particularly when they have to grab the ceiling. It turns out aerodynamics have very little to do with it - it’s all about inertia. Just as a figure skater clutches his arms to his chest to increase his speed, bats pull in their wings to help them make turns.
You can read all about it (and see more video) in this piece by my friend Nsikan Akpan over at PBS Newshour.