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Are We The Baddies?
As uncomfortable as it may be to find flaws in your home country, wherever that may be, it's an important part of being an informed citizen. While it's good to call the US out on individual failures, it's becoming increasingly important to help people understand that the US as a whole is the problem. In this episode, we'll take a brief stroll through the bloody history of the US empire and answer that age old question...are we the baddies?
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Lagrange Points Could Become Battlegrounds in a New Space Race
A new 'space race' is heating up between the US and China in space exploration, and Lagrange points are emerging as a battleground.
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Billionaires Are Suing the Honduran Government for Blocking Their Profit-Making Scheme
Honduras Próspera, an organization based in Delaware, is suing the Honduran government for $11 billion. That's about two-thirds of the country's budget, or around a third of its annual GDP. What's happening, and why are American "philanthropists" allowed to bring a governing body to court?
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California Bans ‘Excited Delirium’ As A Cause Of Death
Excited delirium is a very unique medical condition. It almost always kills its victims. The victims of this apparent sudden cause of death are almost always in the presence of police officers when…
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How red-state politics are shaving years off American lives
Along Lake Erie, three states show how Republican lawmakers’ decisions over decades on cigarettes and seat belts are shortening life spans.
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Large brawl in Alabama as people defend Black riverboat worker against white assailants
Fight appeared to start when a worker objected to a pontoon boat preventing a larger river boat from docking, and was attacked by a group of white men
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Kansas woman killed by grizzly bear was 'beautiful free spirit', says mother
Amie Adamson was an avid hiker, and died "doing what she loved" on a Montana trail, her mother says.
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More Than a Million Americans "Missing" as US Endures a Crisis of Early Death
If the United States of America had the same mortality rates as other wealthy countries, more than 1 million people would have avoided death in 2021, a new study found.
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US heatwave: 'Dangerous’ temperatures could set new records
Parts of the US are expected to see record temperatures on Sunday, with warnings of "dangerous" heat levels into next week across the south-west. Nearly a third of Americans - about 113 million people - are currently under heat advisories, from Florida to California and up to Washington state. The country's National Weather Service (NWS) has urged people not to underestimate the risk to life.
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FDA Approves First Nonprescription Daily Oral Contraceptive
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Opill (norgestrel) tablet for nonprescription use to prevent pregnancy— the first daily oral contraceptive approved for use in the U.S. without a prescription. Approval of this progestin-only oral contraceptive pill provides an option for consumers to purchase oral contraceptive medicine without a prescription at drug stores, convenience stores and grocery stores, as well as online.
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Dallas woman making her second chance at life count
Rhonda Willingham’s story is one of heartbreak, incarceration, disappointments, and redemption. “I made a promise to God. When I was on the street, that if he brought me out, I would serve him until the day I did in doing so. The Lord has blessed me. He showed me why I went through that fiery furnace that I went through because he had a job for me to do,” Willingham said.
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The US Is Ugly. THIS is Why.
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Solar storm on Thursday expected to make Northern Lights visible in 17 states
A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give skygazers in 17 American states a chance to glimpse the Northern Lights, the colorful sky show that happens when solar wind hits the atmosphere. Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, are most often seen in Alaska, Canada and Scandinavia, but an 11-year solar cycle that's expected to peak in 2024 is making the lights visible in places farther to the south. Three months ago, the light displays were visible in Arizona, marking the third severe geomagnetic storm since the current solar cycle began in 2019.
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Florida in hot water as ocean temperatures rise along with the humidity
Record ocean heat has invaded Florida with a vengeance. Water temperatures in the mid-90s (mid-30s Celsius) are threatening delicate coral reefs, depriving swimmers of cooling dips and adding a bit more ick to the state's already oppressive summer weather.
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Pence mocked for saying ‘I don’t really buy the rich need to pay their fair share’
Former Vice President Mike Pence has been mocked for saying the quiet part out loud about taxing the rich, during a campaign stop. “I don't really buy into the rich need to pay their fair share,” he told an audience of potential Republican primary voters.
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Fox Faces FCC License Threat Over False Election Claims & Jan. 6 Attack
Fox may have forked over $787 million to avoid going to trial in Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit over false 2020 election claims, but the Rupert Murdoch-owned company is far from free o…
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U.S. Is Destroying the Last of Its Once-Vast Chemical Weapons Arsenal
Decades behind its initial schedule, the dangerous job of eliminating the world’s only remaining declared stockpile of lethal chemical munitions will be completed as soon as Friday.
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FBI Hired Social Media Surveillance Firm That Labeled Black Lives Matter Organizers “Threat Actors”
THE FBI’S PRIMARY tool for monitoring social media threats is the same contractor that labeled peaceful Black Lives Matter protest leaders DeRay McKesson and Johnetta Elzie as “threat actors” requiring “continuous monitoring” in 2015.
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Joshua trees are dying. This new legislation hopes to tackle that
The iconic spindly plants are under threat from a variety of factors, including climate change and development, and the California legislature is stepping in to help.
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Pornhub cuts off more US users in ongoing protest over age-verification laws
On July 1, laws requiring adult websites to verify user ages took effect in Mississippi and Virginia, despite efforts by Pornhub to push back against the legislation. Those efforts include Pornhub blocking access to users in these states and rallying users to help persuade lawmakers that requiring ID to access adult content will only create more harm for users in their states.
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