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It is just days until early voting and I haven’t hardly heard a whisper about the single most important issue for the future of Louisiana. That issue is real improvement in educational...

Three days into the tropical depression Imelda, an area of Southeast Texas still remains under flash flood warnings. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster for the southeast...

Feeling a little sore after a work out is something I’ve always craved, as I feel like it’s confirmation that I put in some good work at the gym. But it turns out, feeling sore doesn’t...

There are more than 3,000 climate strikes in 150 countries happening on Friday, September 20, 2019. In London, trade unionists and high school students marched together. In Mumbai...

A version of this blog was first published by MOSES in their Organic Broadcaster newsletter. Each year since Monsanto’s dicamba-resistant Xtend seeds have hit the market, farmers...

More than two million farmworkers perform some of the most demanding manual labor in this country, cultivating and harvesting the crops that feed us all. Yet these workers are some...

The New England Patriots released Antonio Brown after less than two weeks with the team as more details an alleged sexual assault were made public.       ...

A video posted to Twitter appears to show a black SUV driving around inside Woodfield Mall, located in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, Illinois.      ...

Young and old alike took to the streets in an estimated 185 countries to demand actionMillions of people demonstrated across the world yesterday demanding urgent action to tackle...

Downing Street tells Brussels ‘confidential’ documents must not be shared with 27 statesDowning Street’s secrecy over its Brexit proposals has caused a fresh rupture in...

Remember RCEP? The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is a massive trade deal being negotiated by most of South-East Asia -- including China and India. Although still...

Not a great week for the FBI, encryption-wise. The same week it was revealed the FBI's encrypted communications system was cracked by the Russians, a report by Joseph Cox of Motherboard...

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The "defensive" deployment comes after attacks on Saudi oil installations, which it blames on Iran,

"This is what people power looks like," teen Greta Thunberg says after a global climate strike.

Ashley Parker / Washington Post: Ukraine, if you're listening . . .: How Trump tries to quell controversies by saying the quiet part out loud  —  The Debrief: An occasional...

Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News: Deny, divert, discredit: Trump turns to his scandal playbook once again  —  Analysis: The president has a canned approach for trying to fend off...

Taco titan's e-ordering fails when browser autofill takes over Chipotle Mexican Grill has been leaving money on the table, thanks to an apparent bug in the restaurant chain's e-commerce...

And alleges outsourcing giant then struggled to deliver contracted services DXC Technology has been named in another class-action lawsuit that alleges mass redundancies were...

First responders have been singing the praises of what3words but some have reservations about the tech.

The move comes as part of a review launched in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

Dolphins are being stabbed in the back and left to bleed to death in a cruel hunting practice. Demand an end to government-sanctioned mass slaughter that destroys countless dolphins...

The ruffed grouse is rapidly disappearing from Indiana's landscape. Protect the species from extinction by asking that it be added to Indiana's list of endangered species...

Scientists have discovered a very strange gelatinous creature 3,500 meters beneath the ocean's surface. Likened by some to the terrifying alien creatu...

A 25-year-old woman who was using a common pain relief drug for toothache ended up with inky blue blood. The patient, who hails from Rhode Island, had...

Young and old alike took to the streets in an estimated 185 countries to demand actionMillions of people demonstrated across the world yesterday demanding urgent action to tackle...

Virginia Giuffre claims prince was participant in disgraced financier’s exploitation of herAn accuser of Jeffrey Epstein has alleged Prince Andrew was “an abuser, a participant”...

If you're skeptical that NASA can land astronauts on the moon five years from now, you're not alone.

A nonprofit organization has announced the winners of two contests that aim to give openly LGBTQ+ students a chance to experience space and microgravity someday...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday approved sending American troops to bolster Saudi Arabia’s air and missile defenses after the largest-ever attack on the kingdom’s oil...

Thousands of Brazilians demanded action on climate change on Friday, taking aim in nationwide protests at President Jair Bolsonaro who they say is allowing fires to destroy the Amazon...

The New England Patriots have cut Antonio Brown after just 11 days with the team. The wide receiver is accused of sexual assault and his future in the NFL is now in doubt...

New York rapper Kemba speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about the themes of his debut album, Gilda, and the emotional labor that went into making it.

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As robot personalities become more and more humanlike, could we see these inter-technological relationships become commonplace?

Portal origin URL: Layers in Mars' Danielson CraterPortal origin nid: 452007Published: Thursday, September 19, 2019 - 11:29Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal...

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Claw machines can be a lot of fun to play and even more fun to win. However, if you’ve ever played a claw machine before, you know how hard actually winning a prize can be sometimes! Luckily...

When you’re trying to take good care of your plants, it’s easy to overwater them. This typically happens to potted plants because the water can’t drain away from the roots. Unfortunately...

by Nader Hashemi What do Iranian human rights activists want from the international community, the West in particular? What guidelines should be followed that can better support...

by Paul R. Pillar President Trump’s amateurish use of a felt-tip pen to alter an already outdated map from the National Hurricane Center, in an effort to sustain an earlier assertion...

Climate youth activist Nasratullah Elham of Afghanistan was invited to participate in the first-ever U.N. Youth Climate Summit, but the United States rejected his visa. He breaks...

Among those joining today's Global Climate Strike will be Kelsey Juliana, lead plaintiff in Juliana v. United States, the landmark youth climate lawsuit against the U.S. government...

Despite the proposed raid drawing the attention of millions, no aliens were freed today.

The Pentagon provided few details on the deployment. The announcement appears to indicate that the president has not made a decision whether to take military action against Iran...

Singer, actor, author, and philanthropist Marie Osmond talks about joining The Talk (It's a dream job!), being a mother to eight children, her weight loss, and her legacy...

The drug, Rybelsus (semaglutide) is the first pill in a class of drugs called glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) approved for use in the United States. Before Rybelsus, the drug had to...