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A New Aging Discovery Could Allow Humans to Extend Their Lifespan

By observing the transparent cells of roundworms, researchers have uncovered a link between lifespan and the natural cellular process of RNA splicing. This research could lead to new breakthroughs in anti-aging treatments that would allow humans to indefinitely keep ourselves healthy, stalling death for as long as possible.

December 6, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

True Freedom Comes With Basic Income

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Numerous studies show that sex trafficking is largely the means for those without means to obtain the requirements of life from those with means. A universal basic income would give those involved in trafficking the ability to choose a different life other than the one they are currently compelled to live.

December 6, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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After Historic Protests, Obama Blocks Current Route of the Dakota Access Pipeline

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The $4 billion dollar project could still be approved by President-elect Donald Trump who is heavily invested in the pipeline.

December 5, 2016
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Category: Justice

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Librarians, Act Now to Protect Your Users (Before It’s Too Late)

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Books checked out from a library and terms searched on library computers can reveal a teenager’s questions about sexual orientation, a neighbor’s religious leanings, or a student’s political interests. Libraries across the

December 5, 2016
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The World Wide Web Consortium at a Crossroads: Arms-Dealers or Standards-Setters?

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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has a hard decision to make: a coalition including the world's top research institutions; organizations supporting blind users on three continents; security firms; blockchain startups; browser

December 5, 2016
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EFF To Canadian Court: Order Allowing Worldwide Censorship of Google Search Results Violates Users’ Free Speech Rights

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On Tuesday, Dec. 6, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will tell Canada’s highest court that an overbroad court order that censors Google search results for users everywhere violates our rights to freely search the web without government interference.

December 5, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Media

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As Thousands of Vets Descend on Standing Rock, U.S. Army Backs Down and Halts Pipeline Construction

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The announcement from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that it would deny a permit to Energy Party Transfers to drill under the Missouri River came as thousands of Native and

December 5, 2016
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Category: Justice

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Tara Houska: Denying #DAPL Permit is "Momentous Occasion," But We Must Remain Vigilant

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On Sunday, celebrations erupted at Standing Rock after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it had denied the Dakota Access pipeline company a permit to build the final segment of

December 5, 2016
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Category: Justice

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"Financial Disaster": Could Dakota Access Pipeline Lose Its Contracts with Oil Companies on Jan. 1?

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Throughout November, protesters held dozens of demonstrations worldwide at banks to demand they divest from the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline. Already, the largest bank in Norway, DNB, has been

December 5, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

Type: Video

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How Journalists Need to Go Beyond Fact Checking Trump

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All the way back in March, Dartmouth political science professor Brendan Nyhan wrote a prescient tweetstorm about how journalists and others should call out Donald Trump’s routine violation of modern norms of democratic discourse.

December 5, 2016
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