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The war game that could have ended the world
A military exercise staged 35 years ago this week almost triggered World War Three. Previously secret documents now reveal what happened. By Richard Hollingham.
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Officials: Ronald Reagan LSD probe bigger than you think, 14 nuke sailors snagged
Fourteen sailors from the Ronald Reagan’s nuclear reactor department face discipline in connection to hallucinogenic drug abuse, officials said. By Geoff Ziezulewicz.
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She Wanted a ‘Freebirth’ at Home. When the Baby Died, the Attacks Began
The stillbirth of Journey Moon prompted sympathy—and a backlash. By Emily Shugerman.
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Mystery of the cargo ships that sink when their cargo suddenly liquefies
We know how to stop solid minerals converting to a liquid state mid voyage – so why does it still happen? By Susan Gourvenec.
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Trucking Is the Security Crisis You Never Noticed
Everything from food to oil depends on underpaid and overworked drivers. By Elisabeth Braw. (Sept. 19, 2018)
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How modern cities could suffer the same fate as ancient Angkor
Research shows how ancient Angkor experienced the same challenges as modern urban networks. As we move further into a period characterised by extreme weather events, the resilience of our urban infrastructure will be tested. Will our cities go down like Angkor did? By Dan Penny.
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UN Says Climate Genocide Is Coming. It’s Actually Worse Than That
The real meaning of the IPCC report isn’t “climate change is worse than you think.” We knew that. It’s “you now have permission to freak out.” By David Wallace-Wells.
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The Dirty Secret of the Global Plan to Avert Climate Disaster
The Paris agreement on climate change charts a narrow path to avoiding a global apocalypse. Just one problem: Its centerpiece is a technology that basically doesn’t yet exist. By Abby Rabinowitz, Amanda Simson.
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What do the [UK] government's Brexit "no-deal" papers reveal?
BBC editors and correspondents unpick the detail in the government's "no-deal" documents.
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Scientists Scare Up Publicity with Prelimary DNA Study - Ends Up Admitting Lower Risk of E-Cigs
Scientists from the University of Minnesota get dozens of articles written about a preliminary study that hasn't been presented or published but admit that the risk presented from e-cigs are far different from cigs.
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Police Bodycams Can Be Hacked to Doctor Footage
Analysis of five body camera models marketed to police departments details vulnerabilities could let a hacker manipulate footage. By Lily Hay Newman.
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How smallpox claimed its final victim
How did British medical worker Janet Parker become the world's last victim of smallpox? By Monica Rimmer.
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Eight images that reveal scale of California devastation
Aerial photos of damage caused by the Carr wildfire near Redding, California.
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The Blockchain Has Inaugurated A Golden Age Of Criminality
A fun new way to do crime...for summer! By Christopher Matthews.
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Risk of 'Hothouse Earth' despite CO₂ cuts
Researchers warn that even limited climate warming could trigger conditions not seen in a million years. By Matt McGrath.
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We Are Still Living in the Ruins of the 2008 Crash
Ten years after Wall Street’s doomsday, how the financial meltdown broke the modern world and left us living in this one.
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Political bigwigs say Britain is on course to leave the EU without a deal
High-profile figures on both side of the debate now say a no-deal Brexit is more likely than not. By Olivia Goldhill.
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Kidnapping
The Carol Burnett Show
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There Will Be No Chinese Century
It's common among a certain group of historians to call the 20th century "the American century," named for the political superpower that dominated it. Americans especially revel in the phrase... By Gaius Publius.
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The tender, terrifying truth about what happened inside the Trader Joe's hostage siege
MaryLinda Moss took on the role of lead hostage negotiator inside the Silver Lake Trader Joe's when a gunman entered the store wounded. By Robin Abcarian.
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