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(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. warehouse workers in Minnesota plan to strike during the online retailer’s summer sales extravaganza, a sign that labor unrest persists even after the company committed to paying all employees at least $15 an hour last...
science / science - 4 years ago
The president is giving a speech meant to appeal to suburban swing voters frustrated by his brazen climate denialism and embrace of big polluters.
science / science - 4 years ago
Climate change combined with galloping tropical deforestation is cutting off wildlife from life-saving cooler climes, heightening the risk of extinction, researchers said Monday. Less than two-fifths of forests across Latin America, Asia and Africa...
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it had seen a 1.3% increase in cases since the previous week and that it has recorded cases of the highly contagious and sometimes deadly disease in 28 states. In recent weeks, the CDC h...
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Trump’s administration has pursued cuts in environmental protections that are critical to the health of all AmericansTrump announced plans to slash the size of Bears Ears national monument in Utah. Photograph: Andrew Cullen/ReutersDonald Trump is set...
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Donald Trump, who once mocked the very idea of global climate change, is set to deliver a speech touting his record on the environment, and the supposed leadership America has had on that issue during his presidency.The speech comes amid a massive ro...
science / science - 4 years ago
(Bloomberg) -- Wall Street hasn’t been this down on Apple Inc. in a long time.Rosenblatt Securities downgraded the company to sell on Monday, bringing the total number of bearish analysts up to five, among the 57 ratings tracked by Bloomberg. Five is...
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Want to help save the world from climate change? Then grab some seeds, or some seedlings, and start planting trees like there's no tomorrow.At least 1 trillion of them, and fast.That may sound like a lot of trees, but the Earth has room for their...
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Read what dermatologists have to say before you spend a dime.
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A South African man who was expected to become the first black African in space was killed when his motorcycle was struck by a car on Saturday. Mandla Maseko beat out a million people in 2013 to win a sub-orbital trip sponsored by the Axe Apollo Spa...
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Researchers in Israel said Monday they believe they have pinpointed the site of an ancient Philistine town mentioned in the biblical tale of David seeking refuge from the Israelite king Saul. Ziklag was a town under the rule of a Philistine king in...
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International development secretary Rory Stewart has urged countries such as France and Japan to “step up” and provide more funding to fight the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Mr Stewart, who visited the country at the weekend...
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Biogen's swing and miss in Alzheimer's disease has weighed on its shares this year.
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Trump, who has dismantled scores of environmental rules and rejected mainstream climate science since taking office, gave the speech at a time of growing national support https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-climatechange/americans-demand-...
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The bear cams can be brutal.The livestreaming explore.org webcams along Katmai National Park's salmon-packed Brooks River captured a violent fight between two big male brown bears last week, just before the long holiday weekend. The clash undersc...