WORLD STORIES - 11/15/2018
A Japanese minister in charge of cyber security has provoked astonishment by admitting he has never used a computer in his professional life, and appearing confused by the concept of a USB drive..
theguardian.com
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France a ‘historic’ ally of US, not a vassal state, says Macron.
france24.com
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France responds to Trump’s wild Twitter tirade: ‘Common decency would have been appropriate’.
independent.co.uk
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Retired Army general says Trump skipped veterans event in France to 'eat cheeseburgers' and 'watch TV'.
theweek.com
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Progressives unseated all 59 Republican judges up for re-election in Houston in the midterms.
news.vice.com
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Mitch McConnell wrote an op-ed calling for bipartisanship, and people are not having it.
washingtonpost.com
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Study finds LGBT youth who experience attempts by others to change their sexual orientation — often called conversion therapy — report higher levels of depression and suicidal behavior, lower levels of self-esteem, social support, life satisfaction, and lower levels of education and income..
psychcentral.com
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Humans are incapable of multitasking, but the illusion of multitasking boosts performance, research finds. Regardless of whether people actually engage in a single task or multiple tasks, making them perceive this activity as multitasking makes them exert more mental effort to stay engaged..
inquisitr.com
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A new study has found that the more literally a person understands metaphorical statements and the more religious they are, the more likely they are to share pseudo-profound bullshit on social media..
psypost.org
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