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from Forward Progressives
[Information from this site may be distorted.]
Texas Officially Loses It, Bans Tampons and Diabetic Supplies from Senate Chamber, Guns OK
[Information from this site may be distorted.]
Texas Officially Loses It, Bans Tampons and Diabetic Supplies from Senate Chamber, Guns OK
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from The Jerusalem Post
Kerry set to make sixth Mideast visit next week
Jerusalem is expecting US Secretary of State John Kerry to return to the region sometime next week in an attempt to restart Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
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from NPR (& affiliates)
The Hardest Thing To Find In The Universe?
Astatine.
A Quick History Of Accidental Online Purchases By Kids
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from POLITICO
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Air pollution responsible for more than 2 million deaths worldwide each year, experts estimate
More than two million deaths occur globally each year as a direct result of human-caused outdoor air pollution, a new study has found. In addition, while it has been suggested that a changing climate can exacerbate the effects of air pollution and increase death rates, the study shows that this has a minimal effect and only accounts for a small proportion of current deaths related to air pollution.
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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)
Kepler Spacecraft Should Pin Down 'Alien Earth' Planets Despite Glitch
Sun's 2013 Solar Activity Peak Is Weakest in 100 Years
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from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
Then and Now: Old Homes of Spokane
Combing through the Spokesman-Review’s archives has turned up photos of old houses from around Spokane. Here is a then-and-now presentation showing how the homes, the streets and the surrounding landscape has changed.
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Who Ruined the Humanities?
Of course it's important to read the great poets and novelists. But not in a university classroom, where literature has been turned into a bland, soulless competition for grades and status.
from The Wall Street Journal
Who Ruined the Humanities?
Of course it's important to read the great poets and novelists. But not in a university classroom, where literature has been turned into a bland, soulless competition for grades and status.
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