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Protests Erupt in Kentucky After GOP Supermajority Passes Extreme Anti-Choice, Anti-Union Bills

In Kentucky, hundreds of demonstrators packed into the Capitol building Saturday to protest the state Legislature’s passage of a slew of controversial bills, including an anti-union "right-to-work" law and extreme anti-choice legislation

January 9, 2017
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Category: Justice

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Repeal & Run? Republicans Move to Axe Obamacare, But What Will Replacement Look Like?

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Republicans in the newly sworn-in 115th Congress are moving swiftly to repeal the Affordable Care Act, President Obama’s signature healthcare law. By a vote of 51 to 48 last week, the Senate

January 9, 2017
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Category: Politics

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The White House Now Has a Plan for Handling an Asteroid Disaster

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Who can forget the startling scenes of a giant meteor flashing across the cold winter skies of Russia in 2013, when the "Chelyabinsk Event" reminded us of just how vulnerable we really are to asteroid impacts? Now, the White House has finally released a report outlining the protocols for responding to an Earth-bound near-Earth object (NEO).

January 7, 2017
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Category: Science

Peter Diamandis Thinks We’re Evolving Toward “Meta-Intelligence”

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Peter Diamandis, founder and chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, thinks the human species is headed for an evolutionary transformation. The evolution of life has slowly unfolded over 3.5 billion years; but its pace has rapidly increased in recent years. Diamandis believes this heralds the next, exciting stages of human evolution.

January 7, 2017
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Category: Science

Worlds Without End: The Many Kinds of Parallel Universes

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Parallel universes are a staple of science fiction, but the notion originates in some very important cosmological theories that may help us understand our universe. And if parallel universes really do exist, could we ever travel to one?

January 8, 2017
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Category: Science

More Than Human: Scientist is Building Animal-Like Machines to Save Lives

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A robotics engineer is pioneering the use of robotics for first responders. This new breed of machines could help save lives in situations where human responders are unable to safely reach victims.