By Rami Almeghari on Nov 05, 2019 11:00 am
 The Nobel Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister of Ethiopia is struggling to contain a recent outbreak of violent protests sparked by a rival politician. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmad announced the new death toll from October protests in the Arab-African country was now estimated at 86, as Abiy told the nation in a televised press conference […]
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By Peter Castagno on Nov 05, 2019 09:00 am
 Mike Pompeo, the so-called “congressman from Koch,” announced the U.S.’ formal withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement on Monday. The Trump Administration notified the United Nations on Monday that it plans to formally withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, initiating a one year process that will culminate the day after the 2020 election. The United […]
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By Prabir Purkayastha on Nov 05, 2019 07:00 am
 Though IBM contests Google’s claim of quantum supremacy, it concedes that it passed an important milestone. For the science of computing, that is all that matters. Google’s quantum supremacy claim has now been disputed by its close competitor IBM. Not because Google’s Sycamore quantum computer’s calculations are wrong, but because Google had underestimated what IBM’s […]
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By Rami Almeghari on Nov 05, 2019 05:00 am
 Houthi rebels in Yemen accused Saudi Arabia of bearing responsibility for the deaths of thousands of Sudanese soldiers during the Yemen War. In a televised press conference over the weekend, a spokesperson for the Yemen-based Houthi rebels announced that more than 4,000 Sudanese soldiers have been killed in Yemen since 2015. Brigadier General Yahya Seri’i, […]
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By Peter Castagno on Nov 04, 2019 01:46 pm
 The new toxic coal ash rollbacks join a litany of other slashed environmental protections, from methane to asbestos to carbon emissions. The Trump Administration’s relentless rollbacks of environmental protections continued on Monday, as the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new plans to reverse Obama-era protections aimed at protecting water bodies from toxic coal ash. Critics condemned […]
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By Adam Kolton on Nov 04, 2019 11:30 am
 The Arctic Refuge is one of the U.S.’s last wild places, and the coastal plain is its biological heart. As the sun shimmers across a tundra covered with wildflowers and lichen, as many as 80,000 or more caribou calves take their first steps on wobbly legs, many across the coastal plain of the Arctic National […]
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By Alexis Chapman on Nov 04, 2019 10:12 am
 Could ranked choice voting finally be mounting a real challenge to the U.S.’ longstanding, but much-maligned, two-party political system? New York City is poised to join a number of other states and municipalities across the U.S. that have switched to Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). The ballot measure, Question 1, will appear on New York City […]
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By Peter Castagno on Nov 04, 2019 07:04 am
 “The average price of vincristine in the developing world, where it is on the World Health Organization’s list of essential medicines, is $1.80 a dose, compared to $42.60 per dose in the U.S.” Vincristine, a vital chemotherapy drug used to treat childhood cancer, is being rationed because it is insufficiently profitable, according to a report […]
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By Jack Xiong on Nov 04, 2019 05:00 am
 “That’s where change comes from—it doesn’t come from old politicians. It’s always young people.” Academy Award-winning actress Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road, Monster) will host a fundraising event for the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project on Nov. 12 at the Africa Center in New York City. The event will also include a special musical performance from […]
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