An ancient forest near the South Pole, experts fear a domestic violence crisis, movie studios making new releases available digitally.
These, and more, are the newsworthy stories from this past week.
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Stuff Explained Ep17: Crisis in The Marshall Islands
This episode was inspired by a recent article from the Los Angeles Times depicting the harrowing ordeal faced by The Marshall Islands. Tune in to hear how the Marshall Islands ended up being the largest dumpsite of American radioactive waste, how climate change could exacerbate the nuclear pollution problem, and what, if anything, is being done to fix it all.
Continue reading “Stuff Explained Ep17: Crisis in The Marshall Islands”Newsworthy – Nov 15th, 2019
The Marshall Islands is in danger from rising sea levels and radioactive waste, drug resistant germs are more of a public health issue than previously thought, Instagram to remove “likes” feature.
These, and more, are the newsworthy stories from this past week.
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An invisibility cloak has been created for the military, the average home has about 100 different species of insects, cities are seeing shrinking revenue sources, the Justice Department to mandate DNA collection of migrants.
These, and more, are the newsworthy stories from this past week.
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North America has lost about 3 billion birds since 1970, antibiotic resistance in food animals is becoming a major health issue, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, study shows immigrants have lower incarceration rate than those born in the U.S.
These, and more, are the newsworthy stories from this past week.
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Oil and gas companies are not acting in line with climate goals, Americans’ incomes remained flat in 2018, this week was the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
These, and more, are the newsworthy stories from this past week.
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Vast fires are destroying the Amazon rainforest, this week marks the 400th anniversary of the beginning of slavery in what would become the United States, many economists see a recession in the next 2 years.
These, and more, are the newsworthy stories from this past week.
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President Trump holds an Independence Day celebration, US soybean farmers are hurt by Chinese tariffs, drugmakers increase prices, and the US and China face the economic consequences of an aging population.
These are the newsworthy stories from this past week.
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The FDA cracks down on flavored e-cigarettes, President Trump endorses bipartisan criminal-justice reform, U.S. national defense at risk, the elderly will outnumber the young by 2034, and rich New Yorkers are purchasing hiking trips for their dogs.
Here are the top newsworthy items from this past week as shared on our Facebook page.
