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Current Event ubthejudgeDivers are attempting to regrow Great Barrier Reef with electricity
A trial is underway to restore damaged coral on the Great Barrier Reef using electricity. The reef has been severely assaulted in recent years by cyclones and back-to-back heatwaves. Nathan Cook at conservation group Reef Ecologic and his colleagues are attempting to regrow surviving coral fragments on steel frames. The frames are placed on damaged parts of the reef and stimulated with electricity to accelerate the coral’s growth (see video).
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2 days ago
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Ex-cop accused of killing wife in custody after 13 years on the run
A former Charleston police officer accused of killing has wife has been captured in China after 13 years on the run. A source with knowledge of the investigation says Dan Hiers is in custody in Shanghai. Hiers reportedly was living there under the assumed name David Williams. Goose Creek Police say Hiers shot and killed his wife in their Goose Creek home in 2005.
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3 days ago
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Mosquitoes are eating plastic and spreading it to new food chains
Mosquito larvae that grow up in water contaminated with plastic accumulate the litter in their bodies – and some of it remains there even after the larvae emerge as adult flies. The mosquitoes may exacerbate the problem of plastic contamination when they are eaten by animals living on land.
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4 days ago
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Tesla stock drops on report company faces US criminal probe over Musk's take-private tweets
Tesla shares sank by as much as 7.1 percent Tuesday after Bloomberg News said the company is facing a criminal probe over CEO Elon Musk's tweets about taking the company private. Bloomberg said the Justice Department is running the criminal investigation in tandem with a civil securities fraud probe of Musk's comments. It cited two people familiar with the matter. Tesla acknowledged the agency asked for documents from the company after Musk's now infamous tweet in a statement rele...
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5 days ago
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US imposes new $200bn tariffs on China
The US is imposing new tariffs on $200bn (£150bn) worth of Chinese goods as it escalates its trade war with Beijing. The higher import taxes will apply to almost 6,000 items, marking the biggest round of US tariffs so far. Handbags, rice and textiles will be included, but some items expected to be targeted such as smart watches and high chairs have been excluded.
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5 days ago
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Amazon’s MMO, New World, shows off its diverse locations in new screenshots
You may remember reading about Samuel’s adventures while playing New World at Gamescom. If blowing up neighbouring clan’s walls and killing their leader isn’t quite your thing, you’ll be pleased to know that Amazon’s new MMO has a lot more to show off—including some impressive and diverse environments, as seen in the screenshots below.
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7 days ago
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The big question is why did the GOP try to hide it?
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9 days ago
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Macron admits France used a system of torture during Algeria war
President Emmanuel Macron also recognised the French state was responsible for the death of a dissident mathematician in Algeria in 1957, admitting for the first time to systematic torture by the French military during Algeria's independence war.
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11 days ago
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Germany can't look away if Syria uses chemical weapons: Merkel
Top German officials on Wednesday called for concerted global efforts to prevent chemical weapons being used in Syria, as conservative chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany could not simply look away if such attacks took place. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said diplomacy was the top priority to prevent the use of chemical weapons in Syria, but Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said a “credible deterrent” was also needed.
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11 days ago
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Report: Pharma exec says he had 'moral requirement' to raise drug price 400%
A pharmaceutical company executive defended his company's recent 400% drug price increase, telling the Financial Times that his company had a "moral requirement to sell the product at the highest price." The head of the US Food and Drug Administration blasted the executive in a response on Twitter. Nirmal Mulye, founder and president of Nostrum Pharmaceuticals, commented in a story Tuesday about the decision to raise the price of an antibiotic mixture called nitrofurantoin from ab...
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11 days ago
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Officer jumps on moving crane to stop allegedly drunk operator who was smashing cars
Its tires are as tall as a grown man, and its chassis is about the same size as six large pickup trucks put together. Now, a mobile construction crane is impounded and its driver is behind bars after he drove his 30-ton vehicle over some cars and into others while intoxicated, according to police.
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12 days ago
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Alibaba's New Boss: The Finance Vet Who Quietly Shook Things Up
Jack Ma will step down as executive chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. in 2019, handing the reins to Daniel Zhang, who became chief executive officer barely three years ago. The company’s stock has risen 87 percent over his tenure and Alibaba now has a market value of about $420 billion, eclipsing
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12 days ago
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Nike regains share losses sparked by controversial Kaepernick campaign
Nike shares recouped their losses on Monday after last selling off in the wake of a controversial advertising campaign, featuring former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
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13 days ago
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No, Capitalism Will Not Save the Climate
We are facing deep-rooted climate, social, and environmental crises. The current dominant economic system cannot provide solutions. It is time for system change. For Friends of the Earth International this means creating societies based on peoples’ sovereignty and environmental, social, economic, and gender justice. We must question and deconstruct the capitalist logic of accumulation. The climate catastrophe is interwoven with many social and environmental crises, including oppression, corpor...
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2 weeks ago
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US and China could soon prompt a 'big slowdown' in global growth, former bank regulator warns
The economic policies being pursued by the U.S. and China could bring about a massive slowdown in global growth, according to Britain's top former bank regulator. Economic growth in the U.S. remains robust in 2018, yet in much of the rest of the world signs of deteriorating momentum have emerged since the start of the year.
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2 weeks ago
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Space laser starts chasing the wind
The British-built Aeolus satellite has begun firing its laser down on Earth to map the planet's winds. It is a big moment for the European Space Agency mission, the technology for which took 16 years to develop. Launched two weeks ago from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana, Aeolus is now undergoing three months of testing.
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2 weeks ago
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An Alaska mom is charged with killing her two babies after searching online for 'ways to suffocate'
A woman in Alaska charged with murdering her two children almost two years apart searched the internet for ways to kill -- and get away with it -- before calling for medical help for her baby daughter, police in Fairbanks said. Stephany Lafountain called Fairbanks emergency services in November 2017, saying her 13-month-old child was not breathing. An hour earlier, police say, her internet searches had included "ways to suffocate," "ways to kill human with no proof," and &quo...