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Analysis: Middle East on verge of new regional war as US kills top Iran general
In an act whose implications are impossible to overstate, the United States has assassinated General Qasem Soleimani, arguably Iran’s second most powerful official. In the early hours of this morning, the entire Middle East stood on the verge of a regional war as the US Department of Defense announced it killed Soleimani in a “defensive action […] aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans”. But Soleimani’s killing will be seen by the Iranian government as nothing short of an official declaration of war. Tehran’s next move will determine the precise form this new war will take.
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Washington Becomes First State to Allow the Turning of Human Bodies into Soil and Compost
Residents in Washington will soon be legally allowed to turn the bodies of their loved ones into soil for their gardens. Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill on Tuesday that will pave the way for licensed facilities to offer “natural organic reduction,” a process that can turn human remains into “two wheelbarrows’ worth of soil,” according to the Associated Press.
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The tiny but mighty Olympia oyster regains a foothold in Washington waters
With a substantial boost from fans of their historical, ecological — and culinary — contributions, the West Coast’s only native oyster is staging a powerful comeback.
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Scandal-ridden NRA head LaPierre digs in against gun control
In the aftermath of the back-to-back shooting massacres in Texas and Ohio, the debate over gun control has returned to the National Rifle Association and its immense power to stymie any significant legislation on the issue. The man largely responsible for the NRA’s uncompromising stance is its decades-long CEO, Wayne LaPierre, who has been engulfed in turmoil and legal issues as he orchestrates the group’s latest effort to push back against gun control measures.
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Human Bodies Can Now Legally Be Composted in Washington State
Recomposition turns deceased bodies into compost — and Washington State just legalized it.
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Washington state lawmakers just approved human corpse composting
Alternative burial options are growing in popularity.
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Washington state braces for eco-friendly ‘human composting’
The state is expected to become the first to legalize the environmentally friendly alternative to burial or cremation.
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Victory! Washington Ends Cage Confinement of Hens Used for Eggs
In some hopeful news for farmed animals, Washington governor Jay Inslee signed a new law this week that will end all cage confinement of hens in the state by 2023. This historic win is the strongest protection for farmed animals that any state legislature has passed to date. Banning the production and sale of eggs from hens in cages will benefit about 8 million hens each year once it takes effect.
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Washington passes ‘strongest clean energy policy’ in nation with carbon neutrality mandate by 2030
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee wants his state to become the green standard in the fight against climate change, and he just secured a big victory in pursuit of that goal. On Wednesday, the state legislature passed Inslee’s clean energy bill, establishing some of the most ambitious environmental goals in the nation. It’s a big win for Inslee, who is running for president on a climate change platform.
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Climate change: Democratic lawmaker rips Donald Trump's panel on climate science as 'dangerous'
The Democratic chairman of a key congressional panel Tuesday characterized the Trump administration's latest efforts to challenge the science behind climate change as "dangerous." The comments by Rep. José Serrano, D-N.Y., chairman of a House Appropriations subcommittee overseeing federal climate funding, came amid news reports that White House officials are putting together a national security advisory panel aimed at countering the science behind human-caused global warming.
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Washington bill would make it legal to compost human remains into soil
Would you prefer to be cremated or buried in a casket? Washington might give residents an additional option if it becomes the first US state to legalize an unusual end-of-life practice -- composting human remains. "Recomposting" -- which advertises as more environmentally friendly than traditional funeral practices -- is a process where a human body is quickly decomposed using heat-loving microbes and beneficial bacteria.
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As the U.S. punts on global warming, Washington state eyes a carbon tax
"It could be a game-changer in the fight against climate change," the executive director of the Sierra Club said.
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On Washington's McNeil Island, the only residents are 214 dangerous sex offenders
Civil commitment centers are meant as a community safeguard and a means of providing treatment for offenders, but they’re riddled with controversies
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Canada to stick to guns at NAFTA talks despite Trump pressure
The United States and Canada have made progress in talks to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement, and officials from the two sides will work together into the night to flesh out areas for further discussion, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday.
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Trump eyes Erik Prince plan to privatize U.S. war in Afghanistan
President Donald Trump is increasingly venting frustration to his national security team about the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and showing renewed interest in a proposal by Blackwater founder Erik Prince to privatize the war, current and former senior administration officials said. Prince's idea, which first surfaced last year during the president's Afghanistan strategy review, envisions replacing troops with private military contractors who would work for a special U.S. envoy for the war who would report directly to the president.
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White Nationalists Leaders Sneak Out of D.C. Rally After Getting Surrounded by Thousands of Protesters
The racists wanted a show of force, a two-hour rally, and the respect of the nation’s capital. They got none of it. Instead, the two dozen or so white supremacists were outnumbered by more than 1,000 protesters. The group relied all day on a heavy police presence to escort their rally and then, before it was even scheduled to start, they fled in police vans. Unite the Right II, meant to mark the one-year anniversary of the deadly Charlottesville hate rally...
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FBI seeks motive after U.S. airline worker stole plane and crashed it
Federal authorities on Saturday were seeking to learn what drove an airline worker to steal an empty airplane from Seattle's airport in a security scare that caused the scrambling of U.S. fighter jets and ended when the plane crashed onto a sparsely populated island.
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Missing Norfolk Soldier from Korean War to be buried at Arlington
Elmore B. Goodwin of Norfolk was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, bringing some peace of mind to a family that had waited decades for closure. The Army Sgt. 1st Class was 25-years-old when he was killed during the Korean War and his family and loved ones had been waiting 68 years for this day, with the only hope coming when they were contacted about Goodwin possibly being found a few years ago.
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Engine tests underway for DARPA spaceplane program
A space shuttle-era main engine is undergoing a series of daily test firings to demonstrate its suitability for use on a reusable spaceplane under development. The Aerojet Rocketdyne AR-22 engine is in the midst of a series of 10 100-second engine firings over the course of 10 days at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. As of July 2 the company has completed six such tests and was on track to complete the rest on schedule.
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Virgin Orbit wins FAA license for first LauncherOne mission
Virgin Orbit has received a license from the Federal Aviation Administration for the first launch of its LauncherOne vehicle, which the company hopes to perform later this summer. The FAA issued the license June 29 for the first launch of the air-launch system, using the LauncherOne rocket flown from a customized Boeing 747 that takes off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California. The payload for that launch is identified as a “mass simulator with CubeSat,” but doesn’t specify the identity of the cubesat or cubesats that will fly on the mission.
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