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Canada’s Restrictions on Scientists’ Speech Raise Concerns
Jane J. Lee Science Mag VANCOUVER, CANADA—Government scientists in Canada are facing growing restrictions on their ability to speak directly to the public and the press—and could benefit from new policies being instituted south of the border in the United … Continue reading
Posted in Headlines, Science
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Is English or Mandarin the language of the future?
Jennifer Pak BBC News English has been the dominant global language for a century, but is it the language of the future? If Mandarin Chinese is to challenge English globally, then it first has to conquer its own backyard, South … Continue reading
Posted in Headlines, Language Education, Society
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The Himalayas and nearby peaks have lost no ice in past 10 years, study shows
Damian Carrington Guardian The world’s greatest snow-capped peaks, which run in a chain from the Himalayas to Tian Shan on the border of China and Kyrgyzstan, have lost no ice over the last decade, new research shows. The discovery has … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Headlines
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KUHNER: Obama’s Watergate
Source: WT A year ago this week, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was murdered. He died protecting his country from brutal Mexican gangsters. Two AK-47 assault rifles were found at his death site. We now know the horrifying truth: … Continue reading
Posted in Headlines, Ponerology
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Why Are Cops Losing Their Jobs for Questioning the Drug War?
Source: AltNet With so much bloodshed, hundreds of thousands incarcerated, and millions of families torn apart, one would have to be blind not to question the failed war on drugs. Given their close proximity to the devastation it has wrought, … Continue reading
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New emotion detector can see when we’re lying
Source: BBC A sophisticated new camera system can detect lies just by watching our faces as we talk, experts say. The computerised system uses a simple video camera, a high-resolution thermal imaging sensor and a suite of algorithms. Researchers say … Continue reading
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Man Faces 2 Years in Prison for Shooting Grizzly While Defending Family
Source: The Blaze This is quite a story. A man charged with unlawfully shooting and killing a grizzly bear in defense of his family, garnered so many supporters at his arraignment in U.S. District Court Tuesday that the judge had to move … Continue reading
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