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‘People Are Kept In Cages’: Inside Border Patrol Center
And the powers that be think this is ok…..
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Mount Everest, the high-altitude rubbish dump
Decades of commercial mountaineering have turned Mount Everest into the world's highest rubbish dump as an increasing number of big-spending climbers pay little attention to the ugly footprint they leave behind. Fluorescent tents, discarded climbing equipment, empty gas canisters and even human excrement litter the well-trodden route to the summit of the 8,848-metre (29,029-foot) peak.
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How Ceiling Fans Helped Slaves Eavesdrop on Plantation Owners
The punkahs of the Antebellum era served many purposes.
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Beijing Wants to Rewrite the Rules of the Internet
Xi Jinping wants to wrest control of global cyber governance from the market economies of the west.
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Invasive plant found in Virginia: It ‘makes poison ivy look like a walk in the park’
An invasive species of Asian plant that can cause blindness is turning up in Virginia, prompting warnings for people to be on the lookout for a 15-foot-tall herb topped with fluffy white flowers.
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Huxley vs Orwell
On the accuracy of George Orwell's predictions about future society over those of Aldous Huxley. It's informative and scary at the same time. "In short, Orwell feared that what we hate would ruin us. Huxley that what we love will ruin us." It's unfortunate that Huxley got it right because the latter is much less obvious. By Scott McMillen.
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Wollemi pines are dinosaur trees
Wollemi pines have survived for hundreds of millions of years. Once covering Australia, they now survive in a few isolated spots – but they're coming back in a big way.
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Antarctica is melting faster than anyone thought, and we’re not ready for the sea level rise that’s coming
The melting rate of Antarctic ice has tripled in recent years. If the acceleration of ice melt were to continue, it could potentially cascade.
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Harry rotters: Warner Bros cracks down on Potter fan festivals in US
Studio says unauthorized commercial activity needs to be halted but fans liken move to Dementors sucking the joy out of fun
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