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Our Oceans Are Warming Faster Than We Thought

Thanks to advanced study techniques, scientists have found that the ocean is warming 13 percent faster than we thought. This increase could lead to sea levels rising up to 200 feet across the globe.

March 16, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

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Global Warming

The U.S. Has More Solar Potential Than We Realized

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A new study suggests that key U.S. cities could power 8 million homes by installing rooftop solar panels. Cities that showed high potential for solar rooftop generation included Houston, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Antonio, and New York.

March 16, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

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Renewable Energy

What Will the World Look Like in 2020?

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Peer into our crystal ball and see what the future has in store.

March 17, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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In Stinging Blow to President, Hawaii & Maryland Judges Block Trump's Second Muslim Ban

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On Wednesday, only hours before the Trump administration’s new travel ban was set to go into effect, a federal judge in Hawaii issued a nationwide halt to the executive order, which

March 16, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Rep. Gutiérrez Speaks Out After Being Handcuffed for Demanding Answers on ICE Raids & Deportations

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In Chicago, federal police handcuffed Democratic Congressmember Luis Gutiérrez along with activists and lawyers Monday, after they held a sit-in protest at a federal immigration office. Gutiérrez says the group refused to

March 16, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Complete Idiocy: Rep. Gutiérrez Slams Rep. King's Racist Tweet About "Somebody Else's Babies"

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Iowa Republican Congressmember Steve King sparked outrage Sunday after publishing a racist tweet in support of far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders, who was rejected by the majority of Dutch voters during Wednesday’s

March 16, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Racism

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ACLU Lawyer Esha Bhandari on Your Rights If Border Agents Try to Seize Your Cellphone at the Border

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Border agents are increasingly seizing cellphones and demanding passwords of travelers, including U.S. citizens. The number of searches skyrocketed under President Obama, reaching 25,000 last year. But the number is expected to

March 16, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Human Rights

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In Historic Report, U.N. Agency Says Israel Is Imposing an "Apartheid Regime" on Palestinian People

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For the first time, a United Nations agency has directly accused Israel of imposing an "apartheid regime" on the Palestinian people. The report also urges governments to "support boycott, divestment and sanctions

March 16, 2017
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Category: Justice

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Let Us Remember the Fukushima Tragedy – and Learn From It

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On March 11, 2011, the Great Tōhoku Earthquake triggered a 15-meter-high tsunami wave that hammered the eastern coast of Japan. The wave flooded the buildings, disabled the cooling and power supply of three reactors, and caused the nuclear fuel rods

March 15, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

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Air and Water Quality

Kurzweil Claims That the Singularity Will Happen by 2029

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Ray Kurzweil, Google’s Director of Engineering, is a well-known futurist with a high-hitting track record for accurate predictions. Of his 147 predictions since the 1990s, Kurzweil claims an 86 percent accuracy rate. Earlier this week, at the SXSW Conference in

March 15, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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