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Paul Mock filmed the cane toads riding the python, known as Monty, after a bad storm in Kununurra. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GOcA4a

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By KENNETH CHANG from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2RqYh9J

By TIM McKEOUGH from NYT Real Estate https://nyti.ms/2s0yg2z

By RAILLAN BROOKS and ALEXANDRIA SYMONDS from NYT Reader Center https://nyti.ms/2CGuZvr

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By GENEVIEVE KO from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2EVkExw

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By ROBERT GOTTLIEB from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2Vk7ccd

The FSB security agency says a US man named Paul Whelan has been charged with spying. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2CHzCFI

At least three people died in a suspected gas explosion in the city of Magnitogorsk. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EYqvTq

Dr Nancy Grace Roman, the first woman to hold a senior leadership position at NASA, has died at 93. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SoZ7kp

Rights groups call Rodrigo Duterte's comments "repulsive" and "unworthy of his position". from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VjtESU

How Facebook tracks you on Android [video] 559 by gala8y | 185 comments on Hacker News.

By JULFIKAR ALI MANIK and MARIA ABI-HABIB from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2CI02qY

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2VkIfxm

By JOSEPH SCIORRA from NYT Lens https://nyti.ms/2Qd6cCI

An official says people did not take precautions as the storm was not classed as a typhoon. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VkEYy4

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

Radical Digital Painting [video] 4 by justanothersys | 0 comments on Hacker News.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Four die in a helicopter crash near the world's longest zipline, in the UAE's northern-most emirate. from BBC News - World 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 - World https://bbc.in/2Ak3q9S

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

Afro-Argentines often feel like they’ve been written out of history and are mistaken for foreigners in their own country. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s2fJ6c

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

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

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

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

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

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 - World 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 - World 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 - World https://bbc.in/2ApBWzF

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

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

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

HAKMEM Paper by Bill Gosper 6 by mrdavidmoses | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Nasa's New Horizons: Final commands given to distant probe 10 by gpvos | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Operational Calculus for Differentiable Programming 8 by bmc7505 | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Writing and coding by voice with Talon 3 by blakewatson | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Potholes to avoid when migrating to IPv6 6 by deafcalculus | 3 comments on Hacker News.

People with Depression Use Language Differently 13 by toufiqbarhamov | 2 comments on Hacker News.

Doomsday Prep for the Super-Rich 48 by Ibethewalrus | 44 comments on Hacker News.

China Thwarts U.S. Effort to Promote American Culture on Campuses 42 by learc83 | 18 comments on Hacker News.

The Uncharity of College: The Big Business Nobody Understands 171 by cjmb | 67 comments on Hacker News.

The Elements of UI Engineering 156 by danabramov | 15 comments on Hacker News.

Button offers instant gratification for those plagued by airplane noise 99 by wallflower | 134 comments on Hacker News.

They paid $100k to ride on Xcor's space plane. Now they want their money back 47 by dsr12 | 60 comments on Hacker News.

Larry Roberts has died 453 by jbegley | 56 comments on Hacker News.

A quest for beauty and clear thinking: interviewing John Baez 74 by mathgenius | 12 comments on Hacker News.

A deep dive into the world of DOS viruses [video] 77 by pjmlp | 10 comments on Hacker News.

A list of lists of interview questions 175 by melenaos | 67 comments on Hacker News.

As oil and gas exports surge, West Texas becomes the world’s “extraction colony” 75 by howard941 | 110 comments on Hacker News.

Full Metal Jacket: A visual dataflow language (2016) 29 by mr_tyzic | 26 comments on Hacker News.

Not-o-matic Differentiation 37 by jxub | 11 comments on Hacker News.

Essential C (2003) [pdf] 213 by saadadasd | 93 comments on Hacker News.

Hacking how we see [video] 102 by febin | 9 comments on Hacker News.

Microsoft changed how it interviews software developers 310 by pplonski86 | 242 comments on Hacker News.

Understanding is a poor substitute for convexity (2012) 107 by alrex021 | 55 comments on Hacker News.

Chinese Crankshafts (2012) 24 by beerlord | 4 comments on Hacker News.

It is impossible to write Taiwanese 17 by gpvos | 0 comments on Hacker News.

AdGuard DNS: A Privacy-Oriented DNS Server 141 by FabianBeiner | 65 comments on Hacker News.

How to Make a Crystal Radio – No Batteries, No External Power (2015) [video] 41 by humbfool2 | 14 comments on Hacker News.

Marchetti's constant 57 by raldi | 10 comments on Hacker News.

A tech addict who works in the tech industry 66 by wallflower | 31 comments on Hacker News.

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

The malware, which affected papers owned by Tribune Publishing, is believed to be from outside the US. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2Q8aWd2

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By SARA ARIDI from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2AmjsAe

By SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2CH9f2G

By MAGGIE HABERMAN and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Qdoeov

By SARAH MERVOSH from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GQ7rIL

By MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GIQ7p0

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://nyti.ms/2GMzf0B

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Als4qM

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By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2QXVEgb

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By REMY TUMIN from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2LIPH0A

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Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa vows to "take down" Floyd Mayweather in their three-round boxing exhibition match on Monday. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QayXjF

By AMANDA HESS from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/2EVYsUI

The Navigator in the Early Modern World 3 by JabavuAdams | 0 comments on Hacker News.

The Untold Story of the Grateful Dead's Short-Lived Wall of Sound 15 by braythwayt | 1 comments on Hacker News.

By CHARLOTTE COWLES from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2QdpQyy

Google just terminated our start-up Google Play Publisher Account 8 by dsr12 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

A Cyclical Theory of Open Source 6 by MilnerRoute | 0 comments on Hacker News.

By JOUMANA KHATIB and ASHLEY CALLOWAY-BLATCH from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2AlUGjk

In a rare letter, North Korea's leader vows to "frequently" meet the South's president in 2019. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s0P5dN

Georges Loinger's inventiveness saved hundreds of children during World War Two. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2RmwI19

The Feynman Technique: The Best Way to Learn Anything 7 by NinjaX | 0 comments on Hacker News.

By KENNETH CHANG from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2VjWUIV

By C. J. HUGHES from NYT Real Estate https://nyti.ms/2SplCG0

Ask HN: Which tool do you use to create beautiful diagrams? 5 by lichtenberger | 4 comments on Hacker News. For instance what they use for stuff like http://bit.ly/1Jpb9zO Or I don't know how to describe it, because right now I can't find an example, but more "comic" like maybe. I know that Venka Subramanian once had such a nice article about Akka with beautiful diagrams, but can't find it either :(

Attacking Chrome IPC 5 by DyslexicAtheist | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Cyber-attack disrupts printing of major US newspapers 3 by charlysl | 0 comments on Hacker News.

What Defines a Stem Cell? 3 by dnetesn | 0 comments on Hacker News.

How the Valley treats its experienced people 9 by zdw | 0 comments on Hacker News.

In Booming Oil Field, Natural Gas Can Be Free 32 by prostoalex | 14 comments on Hacker News.