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Thousands of commuters flock to Manila's railway tracks every day, but rather than boarding the trains, they climb on to wooden carts pushed along the tracks, to avoid the Philippine capital's infamous traffic gridlock. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2HQsETg

Venezuelan authorities detained three foreign journalists and a driver working for the Spanish news agency EFE on Wednesday, the company said, in the latest arrests of reporters covering U.S.-backed efforts to oust President Nicolas Maduro. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2BegZrI

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he was dispatching a team to make preparations for the next summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to be held somewhere in Asia late in February. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2TnsjsT

Canada has decided to cut the number of diplomatic staff in Cuba by up to half after another person fell ill, Ottawa said on Wednesday, bringing the total to 14 Canadians suffering mysterious symptoms since 2017. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2RpHuji

Three days after proclaiming himself Venezuela's head of state, Juan Guaido wrote to the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres asking for help in tackling the country's urgent humanitarian crisis. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2FWd0nX

Venezuela's opposition has had clandestine meetings with members of the country's military and security forces, Venezuela's self-proclaimed interim president, Juan Guaido, said in an opinion piece published on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2MHDr1d

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence plans to head to Miami on Friday, home to the country's largest community of Venezuelan exiles, to rally support for the opposition ahead of Venezuelan protests against President Nicolas Maduro, a White House official said. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2RsQxjp

White House national security adviser John Bolton said he had a "very productive meeting" on Wednesday with Citgo's executive team, two days after Washington slapped sanctions on the company's parent, Venezuelan state-owned oil firm PDVSA. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2SfhkUL

Fox News Breaking News Alert Multiple police officers injured in Houston shooting, officials say 01/28/19 3:37 PM

Data Structures for coding interviews 7 by LogicRiver | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Like a son but cheaper: harried South Koreans pamper pets instead of having kids 14 by starpilot | 12 comments on Hacker News.

GiveCampus (YC S15) Hiring Experienced Rails Engineers in DC 1 by mkong1 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Lidar Is a Crutch 46 by lawrenceyan | 46 comments on Hacker News.

Why some Japanese pensioners want to go to jail 58 by pmoriarty | 21 comments on Hacker News.

Rigetti launches the public beta of its Quantum Cloud Services 27 by sahin-boydas | 3 comments on Hacker News.

U.S. Changes Visa Process for High-Skilled Workers 229 by godelmachine | 343 comments on Hacker News.

This is Your Brain Off Facebook - study offers glimpse of unplugging 56 by pseudolus | 18 comments on Hacker News.

Google+ for consumers will shut down on April 2nd 91 by prostoalex | 62 comments on Hacker News.

What is the space overhead of Base64 encoding? 45 by ingve | 30 comments on Hacker News.

Time Running Out for Beloved Mechanical Horse-Race Game in Vegas 67 by bcaulfield | 13 comments on Hacker News.

Facebook shares shoot up after strong Q4 earnings despite data breach 219 by deanmoriarty | 155 comments on Hacker News.

Some Fundamental Theorems in Mathematics 275 by postit | 50 comments on Hacker News.

Jean-Paul Sartre Had a Bad Mescaline Trip (2018) 33 by lermontov | 5 comments on Hacker News.

NY Insurers Can Evaluate Social Media Use If They Can Prove Why It’s Needed 72 by TuringNYC | 72 comments on Hacker News.

Statistics Done Wrong 323 by lawlorino | 27 comments on Hacker News.

Why isn't the internet more fun and weird? 1033 by firloop | 433 comments on Hacker News.

Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s back door 523 by minimaxir | 218 comments on Hacker News.

Use DuckDuckGo to improve your privacy online (2018) 301 by rbjorklin | 141 comments on Hacker News.

Foxconn Is Reconsidering Plan for Manufacturing in Wisconsin 206 by mikek | 190 comments on Hacker News.

Scripting in Common Lisp 108 by mr_tyzic | 19 comments on Hacker News.

Steganographic Packets 7 by NullUsr | 2 comments on Hacker News.

8bit Workshop 243 by tekromancr | 27 comments on Hacker News.

Boeing 787 Suffers Rare Dual Engine Failure on Landing 357 by georgecmu | 329 comments on Hacker News.

The first synthetic element 39 by pseudolus | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Ending our Medium integration 868 by thebaer | 346 comments on Hacker News.

Superior Testing: Stop Stopping 5 by ming13 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Gödel's Theorem 72 by bookofjoe | 45 comments on Hacker News.

Coloured Petri Nets: Modelling and Validation of Concurrent Systems (2009) [pdf] 20 by boshomi | 1 comments on Hacker News.

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A federal magistrate judge recommended Wednesday that Liberty Counsel's preliminary injunction be granted against a Tampa ordinance which prohibits licensed counselors from providing talk therapy to minors seeking to reduce or eliminate unwanted same-sex attractions, behaviors, or identity.  from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2WuJR86

The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) on Wednesday released their sixth annual report on the fight to protect defenseless unborn babies in the United States. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2BcnaN8

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) stunned many people on Wednesday by saying some babies should be allowed to die right after they're born. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2G9JVVf

Nearly 71 percent of Chicago residents identify as Christian and eight out of 10 of them plan to vote in this year's election for a new mayor.   As current Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is set to leave, voters are beginning to voice their concerns about what is going on in their city. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2WpDK5b

Virginia Democratic Delegate Kathy Tran proposed a bill that would allow a woman to have an abortion while she is in labor and just moments away from giving birth.  from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2HFXmia

This week's arctic winter cold snap is tightening its grip on the upper plains and Midwest, with some areas facing the coldest temperatures in decades, making it feel like 50 below zero in Chicago. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2CVBGbU

Pastor Carl Lentz of Hillsong NYC has shared his feelings about the abortion law that was passed by the New York state legislature last week. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2CVbePV

A single mother believes in miracles after discovering she has adopted her son's baby sister. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2BkjHMH

The president of the board of trustees at a California college has restored the Pledge of Allegiance at board meetings after a fiery public response. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2DIuK3Q

Evangelist Franklin Graham is calling on Catholic leaders to "take a moral stand" in light of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's (D) decision to sign a new law that removes restrictions on late-term abortions and allows babies to be aborted up until the moment of birth.  from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2Uk1d5M

It's being described as the coldest air in generations. What that means is life-threatening low temperatures expected to shatter records and plunge the Midwest into a deep freeze. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2DGmpxx

California megachurch pastor Jim Howard committed suicide last week after a long battle with mental illness.  from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2HE0Cuk

The US Senate voted Monday to move forward with a Middle East bill that would impose new sanctions on Syria and fight the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement (BDS) against Israel.  from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2BaZRmI

The staff at a Texas veterans cemetery couldn't find any members of a US Air Force veteran's family to attend his burial, so they invited the public instead.  And the response is heartwarming.  from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2HziYfN

Jimmy and Clara Hinton don't want others to miss what they didn't see for years: their father and husband, a respected pastor for years in his rural community, was keeping his flock in the dark while he molested young children. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2S9Eo7E

A Newnan, Georgia pastor says his faith is sustaining him after both of his teenage sons were killed as a result of a car accident last week. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2HzySqH

He was their pulpit minister and a spiritual leader.  He was also a master pedophile who abused hundreds of children. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2B7f6ND

A crowd estimated to be between 10,000 to 15,000 showed up at the Texas State Capitol on Saturday to give a voice to the unborn at the annual Texas Rally for Life. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2RSRWEU

A North Carolina toddler who went missing on Tuesday told his family that he "hung out with a bear for two days." from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2sM7QSR

Why isn't the internet more fun and weird? 1033 by firloop | 433 comments on Hacker News.

Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s back door 523 by minimaxir | 218 comments on Hacker News.

Apple blocks Facebook from running its internal iOS apps 703 by epaga | 292 comments on Hacker News.

Ending our Medium integration 867 by thebaer | 346 comments on Hacker News.

Remembering Roger Boisjoly: He Tried to Stop Shuttle Challenger Launch 533 by drewvolpe | 163 comments on Hacker News.

Facebook has been paying people to install a “Research” VPN 1434 by randomacct3847 | 440 comments on Hacker News.

Instacart paying 80 cents an hour because worker received a large tip 1296 by timebomb0 | 665 comments on Hacker News.

Firefox 65.0 released 713 by theodorejb | 405 comments on Hacker News.

Accused Mexican drug boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's repeated escapes from the law prove that he "knows he's guilty," a U.S. prosecutor told jurors in closing arguments at his trial on Wednesday, urging them not to let him escape again. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2RsziyK

A Utah man has sued Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow for $3.1 million, claiming she slammed into him on a ski slope in 2016, breaking four of his ribs and knocking him unconscious before skiing off. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2HE0dbq

U.S. private payrolls increased solidly in January, pointing to sustained labor market strength despite a recent easing in consumer and business confidence that has suggested a loss of momentum in the economy. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2Wsk7JC

The father of two young Saudi women whose bodies were found bound together in New York last October has dismissed a police assessment that they committed suicide and said marks he saw on their faces indicate they were beaten before their deaths. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2MEK8RB

Tyson Foods Inc is recalling some chicken nuggets it manufactured because of possible contamination with rubber, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said late on Tuesday. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2GcCkVK