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New study reconciles a dispute about how fast global warming will happen
The Guardian 24 Sep 2018
We’re currently on pace to double the carbon dioxide-equivalent (including other greenhouse gases) in the atmosphere by around mid-century. Since the late 1800s scientists have been trying to answer the question, how much global warming will that cause? ... It would also mean our for meeting the 2°C Paris target is about twice as large than if the mainstream consensus is right ... Another nail in the contrarian ‘low sensitivity’ coffin ... .......
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Why Trump, The Christian Right And Republicans Will Do Anything To Seat Kavanaugh
WorldNews.com 24 Sep 2018
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingI wouldn’t go so far as to agree with what Thomas Paine said when he described religions as institutions designed to monopolize power and profit, even terrorizing and enslaving their own members ... They too are attracted to rigid beliefs and absolute power, willing to do almost anything to get their way ... They believe he’s the final, divinely appointed justice who’ll at last overturn Roe v ... 99....
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Cosby Sentencing Delayed By Missing Defense Witness; He Faces 30 Years In Prison
WorldNews.com 24 Sep 2018
That Dr. Timothy Foley apparently is unavailable until Tuesday morning at the earliest, which stalled a ruling by Judge Steven O’Neill on the SVP and, under Keystone State law, consequently hits the pause button on the actual sentencing.Noting that this tactic was “clearly delaying this,” the judge recommended that defense attorney Joseph Green see if there is “any chance” that they could get their witness in front of him ASAP ... ....
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‘America’s Got Talent’ Finalist Courtney Hadwin May Sign With Simon Cowell’s Record Label
Inquisitr 24 Sep 2018
Fans of NBC’s hit competition series America’s Got Talent were shocked on Wednesday, September 19, when 14-year-old singer Courtney Hadwin was thrown out of the competition, finishing in sixth place ... ....
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One Teenager Killed As Tensions Flare During Protest Against Ortega in Nicaragua
WorldNews.com 24 Sep 2018
Police and paramilitary forces clashed with protesters marching against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on Sunday, leaving one dead and several injured, according to Reuters. The demonstrators were calling for the release of people who have been detained for months since protests began earlier this year in April ... However, squads of police prevented the group from continuing, firing tear gas and rubber bullets into the crowd....
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EU Sues Poland Over Judges' Forced Retirement
WorldNews.com 24 Sep 2018
The European Union sued Poland on Monday over the ruling party's attempt to change the judiciary branch, which the EU argued violates the independence of the courts, according to BBC News. “The European Commission maintains that the Polish law on the Supreme Court is incompatible with EU law as it undermines the principle of judicial independence, including the irremovability of judges,” the EU’s executive Commission said ... ....
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U.S. Warns Russia Over Missile Defense For Syria
WorldNews.com 24 Sep 2018
The Trump administration is warning Russia that supplying Syria with an advanced missile defense system would be a "major mistake" and should be reconsidered. It also says U.S ... General Assembly."We think introducing the S-300s to the Syrian government would be a significant escalation by the Russians and something that we hope, if these press reports are accurate, they would reconsider." ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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Gene editing wipes out mosquitoes in the lab
BBC News 24 Sep 2018
As the modified gene - which confers female infertility - spread, the caged populations crashed. However, previous attempts to use this approach in mosquitoes ran into problems. the insects developed resistance to the genetic modification ... In this way, the scientists were able to sidestep a potential source of resistance ... ....
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Indonesian teenager rescued after drifting 49 days at sea
Deseret News 24 Sep 2018
JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian teenager who survived 49 days adrift at sea after the wooden fish trap he was employed to mind slipped its moorings says he ran out of food within a week and survived on fish and seawater he squeezed from his clothing. Aldi Novel Adilang told The Associated Press on Monday that he turned on a lamp every time he sighted another ship and can't remember how many passed by "unaware of my ordeal." ... ....
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Cryptocurrency Daily News Bulletin: September 24, 2018
WorldNews.com 24 Sep 2018
General NewsArgentina ... the Coincapital STOXX Blockchain Patents Innovation Index Fund (LDGR) and the Coincapital STOXX B.R.AI.N ... The Winklevoss twins are looking into growing their New York-based Gemini cryptocurrency exchange across the Atlantic to the UK.U.S. Representative Tom Emmer announced a trio of blockchain-focused bills which he intends to introduce them into Congress in the coming weeks....
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Amnesty International Calls On China To End Detention Of Uighur Muslims In Xinjiang
WorldNews.com 24 Sep 2018
The human rights organization released a new report on Monday which said more than one million Uighurs, Kazakhs, and other Muslim minorities have been detained in the remote autonomous region of Xinjiang in China, according to Voice of America ... "They are desperate to know what has happened to their loved ones and it is time the Chinese authorities give them answers." ... ... ... Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rep ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Newly discovered Galileo letter shows his attempt to trick the Inquisition
AOL 24 Sep 2018
A centuries old letter by renowned seventeenth century thinker Galileo has been discovered and it reveals an effort to downplay his thoughts about an astronomical phenomenon so as not to conflict with the Catholic Church ... Religious authorities who argued otherwise, he wrote, didn't have the competence to judge ... ....
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#WhyIDidntReport isn't a debate
CNN 24 Sep 2018
(CNN)There are now two credible claims of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and Republicans are standing by their man. This is not surprising, since standing by men is what Republicans do. Look no further than their President, Donald Trump, who was welcomed by GOP leaders despite the Access Hollywood tape and the ensuing 19 credible accusations of groping, grabbing and sexual assault ... Read More ... (Men ... Trump ... ....
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May urged to grasp ‘supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ Canada style deal
Belfast Telegraph 24 Sep 2018
Theresa May has been urged to grasp a “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” Canada style trade deal with the European Union by leading Tory Brexiteers. The call came from Jacob Rees-Mogg at the launch event for a new Brexit blueprint by the free market Institute of Economic Affairs think tank (IEA) ... Mr Rees-Mogg, who leads the powerful Tory backbench European Research Group (ERG), said ... He said ... He later added ... (PA Graphics) ... ....
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards threaten to avenge military parade attack
Yahoo Daily News 24 Sep 2018
By Michael Georgy. DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards vowed on Sunday to exact "deadly and unforgettable" vengeance for an attack on a military parade that killed 25 people, including 12 of their comrades, and Tehran accused Gulf Arab states of backing the gunmen ... Soldiers crawled about as gunfire crackled. Women and children fled for their lives ... "We are Muslims, they are kafirs (non-believers)," the man says. He adds ... ....
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