1. Lisp-stat: Lisp environment for statistical computing
   original article — hacker news
2. Jokes and Humour in the Public Android API
   original article — hacker news
3. Modifying an HDMI dummy plug's EDID using a Raspberry Pi
   original article — hacker news
4. Why SSL was renamed to TLS in late 90s (2014)
   original article — hacker news
5. Twin – A Textmode WINdow Environment
   original article — hacker news
6. DARPA program sets distance record for power beaming
   original article — hacker news
7. Canyon.mid
   original article — hacker news
8. Nesdev.org
   original article — hacker news
9. Childhood leukemia: how a deadly cancer became treatable
   original article — hacker news
10. Datalog in Rust
    original article — hacker news

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Dolly Parton is 50,000 signatures closer to having her name added to Nashville's international airport.The post “Your Flight Is Departin’ From Nashville’s D. Parton”: Petition To Rename Airport After Dolly Parton Gains Support appeared first on American Songwriter.

https://americansongwriter.com/your-flight-is-departin-from-nashvilles-d-parton-petition-to-rename-airport-after-dolly-parton-gains-support/

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Rep. Al Green is believed to be he first lawmaker in modern history to be thrown out of a Joint Session of Congress or a State of the Union address.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/long-booted-trumps-speech-rep-al-green-called/story?id=119470904

Sixty-one years ago, the renowned boxer Cassius Clay was renamed Muhammad Ali. Here’s a quiz on other such personalities

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/daily-quiz-on-renowned-personalities-who-changed-their-names/article69297384.ece

The new name, however, does not honor the Confederate general the Army base was previously named after. 

https://nypost.com/2025/02/11/us-news/defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-renames-fort-liberty-back-to-fort-bragg/

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ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Ten people were wounded in a shooting Wednesday night outside a nightclub in New York City that was holding a memorial for a teenager who had been previously been killed in the city. Police said three or four men fired about 30 shots at a crowd of people who were […]

https://www.rep-am.com/news/2025/01/02/10-people-are-wounded-in-a-shooting-at-a-memorial-for-a-teenager-who-was-killed-in-nyc/

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By TY O’NEIL and ANITA SNOW | ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS — Firework mortars and camp fuel canisters were found stuffed into the back of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel early Wednesday, killing a suspect inside the vehicle and sparking an intense investigation into possible terrorism. Las Vegas […]

https://www.rep-am.com/news/2025/01/01/firework-mortars-gas-cannisters-stuffed-inside-tesla-that-exploded-outside-trumps-las-vegas-hotel/

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By ERIC TUCKER, JIM MUSTIAN, KEVIN McGILL and JACK BROOK | ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed […]

https://www.rep-am.com/news/2025/01/01/islamic-state-inspired-driver-expressed-desire-to-kill-before-deadly-new-orleans-rampage-biden-says/

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders to his inauguration next month — an unorthodox move that would fold U.S. allies and adversaries into a very American political tradition. Trump said Thursday during an appearance at the New York Stock Exchange, where he […]

https://www.rep-am.com/news/2024/12/12/trump-extends-unprecedented-invites-to-chinas-xi-and-other-world-leaders-for-his-inauguration/

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WATERBURY — Police have arrested a city woman in connection with a hit-and-run, injuring two pedestrians. Following an investigation, Waterbury police obtained an arrest warrant for Melany Camanero, 19, who turned herself in Thursday, police said in a news release. On Oct. 10, police responded to a report of a hit-and-run accident near 38 Walnut […]

https://www.rep-am.com/localnews/2024/12/12/waterbury-police-charge-suspect-in-october-hit-and-run/

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sam Darnold threw for 347 yards and five touchdowns, both career highs, and the Minnesota Vikings pulled away from Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons 42-21 on Sunday for their sixth straight victory. Darnold added another highlight to his brilliant first season in Minnesota following the departure of Cousins in free agency […]

https://www.rep-am.com/sports/pro/2024/12/08/nfl-week-14-roundup-darnold-powers-vikings-giants-jets-falter-again/

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It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, schools and other governments have attempted with varying degrees of success: keeping kids off social media until they turn 16. Australia’s new law, approved by its Parliament last week, is an attempt to swim […]

https://www.rep-am.com/news/2024/12/04/australia-is-banning-social-media-for-people-under-16-could-this-work-elsewhere-or-even-there/

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By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Ankika Biswas | Reuters Wall Street’s main indexes held on to their gains on Thursday in the run-up to the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision, extending a sharp rally sparked by Donald Trump’s stunning comeback as U.S. president for a second time. Traders have about fully priced in a 25-basis-point rate […]

https://www.rep-am.com/news/2024/11/07/wall-street-extends-rally-from-trump-victory-fed-decision-on-tap/

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NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Tesla soared Wednesday as investors bet that the electric vehicle maker and its CEO Elon Musk will benefit from Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Tesla stands to make significant gains under a Trump administration with the threat of diminished subsidies for alternative energy and electric vehicles doing […]

https://www.rep-am.com/news/2024/11/06/tesla-shares-soar-more-than-14-as-trump-win-is-seen-boosting-elon-musks-electric-vehicle-company/

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ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump made their final pitches to voters Monday in the same part of Pennsylvania at roughly the same time, spending the last full day of the presidential campaign in a state that could make or break their chances. Focusing on Pennsylvania’s southeast corner, […]

https://www.rep-am.com/news/2024/11/04/harris-and-trumps-final-push-before-election-day-brings-them-to-the-same-patch-of-pennsylvania/

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COMMANDERS 27, GIANTS 22 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Sensational rookie Jayden Daniels threw two touchdown passes to Terry McLaurin, and Washington beat bumbling New York for their best start to a season in almost 30 years. Daniels hit McLaurin on scoring passes of 1 and 18 yards in the first half, and Austin Ekeler, […]

https://www.rep-am.com/sports/pro/2024/11/03/nfl-week-9-giants-patriots-defeated-again/

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SOUTHBURY — A dark and desolate section of Jeremy Swamp Road has been named the spookiest in Connecticut, a recognition that further solidifies what is already the road’s notorious reputation. And while locals say the road’s notorious reputation is simply folklore, mostly from out-of-towners, even they admit getting goose bumps when walking along this lonely […]

https://www.rep-am.com/top-stories/2024/10/26/the-spookiest-road-in-the-state/

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Today in history: On Oct. 13, 2010, rescuers in Chile using a missile-like escape capsule pulled 33 men one by one to fresh air and freedom, 69 days after they were trapped in a collapsed mine 2,300 feet (700 meters) underground. Also on this date: In 1792, the cornerstone of the executive mansion, later known […]

https://www.rep-am.com/today_in_history/2024/10/12/today-in-history-october-13-chilean-miners-rescued-after-69-days-underground/

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Downing Street has previously said that reparations are not on the agenda for the gathering in Samoa.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-samoa-commonwealth-government-lucy-powell-b1189929.html

WATERBURY – Six Waterbury teens were arrested Friday night for allegedly fighting at the football game between Wilby and Derby at Municipal Stadium, police said.  Police said they observed several teens engaged in a physical altercation. Officers subsequently saw other teens instigating additional fights and refusing to listen to police instructions to disperse, according to […]

https://www.rep-am.com/localnews/2024/09/28/police-charge-teens-after-fight-at-wilby-football-game/

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The DWP announced a review this week after thousands of carers were told to repay their benefits, even if they earned just a penny over the threshold

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-told-write-off-benefit-30172082

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are veering sharply in how they gear up for Tuesday’s presidential debate, setting up a showdown that reflects not just two separate visions for the country but two politicians who approach big moments very differently. Harris spent the weekend cloistered in a historic hotel in downtown Pittsburgh where she focused […]

https://www.rep-am.com/news/2024/09/09/harris-and-trump-are-prepping-for-the-debate-but-their-strategies-are-vastly-different/

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WATERBURY — There was a fatal motorcycle crash in the city Sunday night, according to Waterbury Police. Officers responded to the area of Hill Street at Pilgrim Avenue Sunday around 7:30 p.m. on a report of a motorcycle crash. Preliminary investigation indicated that the operator lost control of the motorcycle and was ejected, making contact […]

https://www.rep-am.com/localnews/2024/08/26/fatal-motorcyle-crash-in-waterbury-sunday-night/

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NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the first inning to become the fifth player with three 50-homer seasons and went deep again in the seventh as the New York Yankees routed the Colorado Rockies 10-3 on Sunday. Judge reached 50 in New York’s 131st game. Two years ago when he […]

https://www.rep-am.com/sports/pro/2024/08/25/judge-becomes-5th-player-in-mlb-history-with-three-50-homer-seasons-as-yankees-beat-rockies/

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CHICAGO (AP) — Thirteen people were arrested during protests on the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, most them related to a “brief breach” of security fencing “within sight and sound of the United Center,” the city’s police superintendent said Tuesday. More protests were planned throughout the week, including one Tuesday night […]

https://www.rep-am.com/news/2024/08/20/13-protesters-arrested-during-first-day-of-democratic-national-convention-in-chicago/

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A final reparations proposal will move to the L.A. City Council by early 2025, according to the civil rights department.

https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2024/08/28/new-report-addresses-reparations-and-possible-solutions-for-l-a-s-black-communities/

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In a ceremony Monday outside Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle mayor Bruce Harrell announced that the city is renaming a section of street leading up to the arena s...

https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/41006468/city-seattle-rename-section-street-sue-bird-court

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