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Dark money, super PAC spending surges ahead of 2018 midterms

Outside groups, such as super PACs and their more secretive brethren politically active nonprofits, spent more money during the first eight months of the 2018 election cycle than over the same period in

August 26, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

China Announced the Successful Launch of 8,000 Water Clean-Up Initiatives in First Half of 2017

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China's Ministry of Environmental Protection reports 8,000 new water clean-up projects in the first six months of this year, with $100 billion in ecological investments. As the most populous nation on Earth

August 26, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

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New US Sanctions Against Venezuela to Cause Greater Economic Instability

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US sanctions against Venezuela, which VP Pence announced Wednesday, target Venezuelan debt and will make borrowing more expensive, hurting the people Trump claims to help, says CEPR's Mark Weisbrot.

August 26, 2017
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Category: Politics

For the First Time Ever, Quantum Communication is Demonstrated in Real-World City Conditions

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Researchers have sent the first high-dimensional, quantum-encrypted message through the air above a city. This real world test means high-capacity, free-space quantum communication will one day be practical and secure, enabling a global quantum network.

August 25, 2017
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Category: Science

It’s Time to Start Thinking About Our Digital Carbon Footprint

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The media is at the forefront of generating awareness over environmental issues. It is easy to name influential films like An Inconvenient Truth or note advances made by The Guardian’s environmental reporting.

August 24, 2017
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Category: Environment

Trump and the Dysfunctional American State

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Real News senior editor Paul Jay speaks with Truthdig editor-in-chief Robert Scheer on the crisis in the White House and the calls for removing Trump as president.