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Three Years after the War: Gaza Youth Speak Out | Ramzy Baroud
Moath Alhaj, a young artist from a Gaza refugee camp, passed away in his sleep. (Photo: via Social Media) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Sept. 7, 2017 "At bedtime, I am afraid to turn the lights ...
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Massive sunspots and huge solar flares mean unexpected space weather for Earth | Alexa Halford, Brett Carter and Julie Currie
Two sunspots that can be seen with eclipse glasses have the potential to impact Earth's technology and Weather Sept. 7, 2017 (The Conversation) -- If you still have your solar viewing glasses from ...
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Flip-flop qubits: Radical new quantum computing design invented | Andrea Morello
Artist's impression of the 'flip-flop' qubits exhibiting quantum entanglement. Credit: Tony Melov/UNSW Sept. 6, 2017 (Phys.org) -- Engineers at Australia's University of New South Wales have ...
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The Death of God: A Speculation | John Michael Greer
Edmund Dulac’s woodcut of the Wheel of the 28 Phases of the Moon (1937 version; A Vision B 66). Image from yeatsvision.comSept. 6, 2017 (EcoSopia.net) -- I have been reading William Butler Yeats’ ...
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6 reasons why the local cat lady is more radical than the local activist | Mickey Z.
"Crazy cat lady" Eleanor Abernathy from The Simpsons Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Sept. 4, 2017 I know cat ladies. My Mom was the cat lady on every single block she ever lived on. As a kid, my ...
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Perturbations Anon | James Howard Kunstler
Image from Harris County Constable Precinct 4 Facebook page. "Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman’s Office responded to an intruder call at a residence near Lake Houston. Upon arrival, deputies were ...
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Winning and Lying | Emanuele Corso
Emanuele Corso -- World News Trust Aug. 13, 2017 I recently read a long essay in the New York Times Sunday magazine about a young lady, Noura Jackson, who spent nine years in jail because of ...
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A Hot Mess | James Howard Kunstler
Atlantic wide view satellite image. National Hurricane Center James Howard Kunstler -- World News Trust Sept. 1, 2017 It wasn’t until more than a week after Hurricane Katrina slammed into New ...
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Harvey Wasn’t Just Bad Weather. It Was Bad City Planning | Peter Coy and Christopher Flavelle
A family in Katy, just west of Houston, floats on an inflatable mattress. PHOTOGRAPHER: PHILIP MONTGOMERY FOR BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK Houston exulted in sprawling, hands-off growth. That’s no way to ...
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Hurricane Wars | Philip A. Farruggio
Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A, Farruggio -- World News Trust Aug. 31, 2017 This writer lived through a major hurricane assault when Mathew trampled through Port Orange, Florida, on Oct. 7th of last ...
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Researchers propose how the universe became filled with light | P. Kaaret
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Aug. 30, 2017 (Phys.org) -- Soon after the Big Bang, the universe went completely dark. The intense, seminal event that created the cosmos churned up so much hot, thick gas ...
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