Tulsa [Oklahoma] Struggles to Make Amends for a Massacre It Ignored for Nearly a Century. By Liz Farmer.
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Canadian indigenous women kept from seeing their newborn babies until agreeing to sterilization, says lawyer
At least 60 Indigenous women are pursuing a lawsuit alleging they were sterilized against their will, as recently as last year. Is there an issue of systemic racism within Canada's healthcare system?
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Deep River
“[A] river that carried all kinds of people and pulled them together in going the same direction. And it did it quickly, it did it efficiently, it did it without as much argument or friction.” — Jimmy Collier. By Will Bostwick. (Sept. 4, 2018)
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Illegal ‘Whale Jail’ Has Been Spotted in Russia, Lifting The Lid on a Massive Animal Exploitation Industry
Over 100 captured whales are being held in small, crowded enclosures in a so-called 'whale jail' off the coast of Russia, where they await suspected sale to Chinese theme parks, according to local media reports.
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Say Au Revoir To That Hunk Of Metal In France That Has Defined The Kilogram
A small cylinder called Le Grand K has defined the kilogram for more than a hundred years. But if a scratch ever rendered it lighter, the definition of the kilo literally shifted. Time for a change.
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Humans are about to touch the deepest corners of the ocean for the first time — an endeavor as dangerous as landing on the moon
The Five Deeps expedition aims to explore the bottom of each of the world's oceans. The first stop is in Puerto Rico this December.
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Egypt’s newly discovered tombs hold mummies, animal statues
A top Egyptian antiquities official says local archaeologists have discovered seven Pharaonic Age tombs near the capital Cairo containing dozens of cat mummies along with wooden statues depicting other animals and birds.
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Rocket Lab now has a fully operational small satellite launcher
"Rapid and reliable access to space is now a reality for small satellites."
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Not all ‘gluten-free’ products are what they claim
A small number of products labelled gluten-free on the supermarket shelf may not be what they claim to be, a new study reveals.
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The incontrovertible truth about World War I
Our starting point for all commemorations must be deep sorrow, not only for the lives lost, but the effects on those who remained. By Peter FitzSimons.
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