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Federal Scientific Report Says Climate Change Is Already Hurting U.S. Communities
Climate change is already causing more frequent and severe weather across the U.S., and the country is poised to suffer massive damage to infrastructure, ecosystems, health and the economy if global warming is allowed to continue, according to the most comprehensive federal climate report to date. Continue Reading Federal Scientific Report Says Climate Change Is Already Hurting U.S. Communities
Moldova To Minnesota: Man Allegedly Faked Death For $2 Million Insurance Payout
Igor Vorotinov had been living in Moldova after allegedly faking his death there in 2011. He was brought back to Minnesota on Saturday by U.S. law enforcement. Continue Reading Moldova To Minnesota: Man Allegedly Faked Death For $2 Million Insurance Payout
California Fire Evacuees To Spend Thanksgiving Without Homes, As Restaurants Step In To Help
Both those homes burned to the ground in the historic Camp Fire. The scale of the fire’s destruction is so spread out that very little of the towns of Paradise, Magalia and Concow remain. So far, the fire scorched 230 square miles — an area the size of Chicago. So many evacuees have fled to nearby Chico, prompting local businesses to try and give them a place to exhale. Continue Reading California Fire Evacuees To Spend Thanksgiving Without Homes, As Restaurants Step In To Help
Beware The Thanksgiving Salad: CDC Says No Romaine Lettuce Is Safe
Cut Caesar salad off the menu this week: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a multistate E. coli outbreak is underway, and romaine lettuce is to blame. 32 people are sick, including 13 who were hospitalized; no deaths have been reported. An additional 18 people were sickened in Canada. Continue Reading Beware The Thanksgiving Salad: CDC Says No Romaine Lettuce Is Safe
Trump Administration Faces Legal Challenges For Asylum Restrictions
As Trump cracks down on asylum-seekers, federal lawsuits argue that the administration is turning its back on legal precedent and international law. Continue Reading Trump Administration Faces Legal Challenges For Asylum Restrictions
How A ‘Court Records Nerd’ Discovered The Government May Be Charging Julian Assange
One minute, Seamus Hughes was reading the book ‘Dragons Love Tacos’ to his son. The next minute, he stumbled on what could be one of the most closely guarded secrets within the U.S. government. Continue Reading How A ‘Court Records Nerd’ Discovered The Government May Be Charging Julian Assange
1 In 10 Public School Students Are In Texas. They’ll Now Learn Slavery Played Central Role In Civil War
The state’s previous social studies standards listed three causes for the Civil War: sectionalism, states’ rights and slavery, in that order. Continue Reading 1 In 10 Public School Students Are In Texas. They’ll Now Learn Slavery Played Central Role In Civil War
Betsy Devos Proposes New Education Dept. Rules To Protect Students Accused Of Sexual Assault
Among the significant changes is that schools could make it harder to prove allegations. Instead of only a “preponderance of the evidence,” schools could demand “clear and convincing evidence.” Continue Reading Betsy Devos Proposes New Education Dept. Rules To Protect Students Accused Of Sexual Assault
Conservationists Worry As U.S. House Votes To End Wolf Protections, Senate to Consider
The U.S. House passed a bill Friday that would end federal protections for gray wolves in the Lower 48 states. For wolves in the Northwest, that would mean protections fall to state agencies. Continue Reading Conservationists Worry As U.S. House Votes To End Wolf Protections, Senate to Consider
StoryCorps: ‘I Found The Treasure When I Found You.’ Vietnam Vets Rekindle Bond Forged By War
John Nordeen and Kay Lee served in the same Army platoon during the Vietnam War. Nordeen and Lee had very different personalities, but in the life-or-death setting of war, the two bonded. Nordeen, a soldier from Seattle, was one of the first people that Lee, a combat medic from San Francisco, talked to. But after the war, they lost touch. Continue Reading StoryCorps: ‘I Found The Treasure When I Found You.’ Vietnam Vets Rekindle Bond Forged By War
Report Finds Seattle Has Most Missing And Murdered Native Women
More than 500 Native American women have disappeared or been murdered in U.S. cities, many since the year 2000, according to a new report from Seattle’s Urban Indian Health Institute. Continue Reading Report Finds Seattle Has Most Missing And Murdered Native Women
FDA Seeks Ban On Menthol Cigarettes To Fight Teen Smoking
In its latest effort to curb smoking by young people, the FDA wants to outlaw menthol cigarettes. The agency would also restrict sales of flavored e-cigarettes to reduce youth addiction to nicotine. Continue Reading FDA Seeks Ban On Menthol Cigarettes To Fight Teen Smoking
