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UN Environment and Yale present a sustainable tiny home in NYC
U.N. Environment and Yale University’s School of Architecture has unveiled an innovative tiny home that explores the intersection of policy and …
SustainabilityGeothermal-powered Forest House showcases sustainable features in Maryland
Set on the edge of a forest conservation area in central Maryland, the Forest House is a contemporary home integrated with a wide variety of …
DesignThere's One Simple Thing You Should Do if You Really Want to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
But you might not like it.<p>If you're the type who fusses over recycling and using cold water to save the planet, boy do we have some news for …
SustainabilityHouse Republican resorts to defending Trump with brazen lie about Hillary’s emails
Scott DesJarlais won't let the facts get in the way of his false narrative.<p>On Saturday, Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) parroted one of President …
Government‘I hadn’t thought’ of asking Putin to extradite indicted Russian agents, Trump says
HELSINKI — President Trump said in an interview airing Sunday that he hadn’t thought of pressing Russian President Vladimir Putin on extraditing the dozen Russian officials charged with hacking Democratic emails, instead blaming the Democrats’ “bad defenses” for getting hacked during the 2016 …
Donald TrumpOops! Federal officials divulge secret info about Native American artifacts
<b>A cliff dwelling preserved for millennia by the dry high-desert climate was included in a March 20 lease sale for oil and gas companies in southeast Utah. Officials from the federal Bureau of Land Management published confidential information online about locations and descriptions of almost 900</b> …
ForestsTrump’s trade war makes political sense to his base. Rivals must beware
When Donald Trump’s chief trade adviser went to Beijing in May with proposals to open up China’s vast domestic market to American goods – and thereby reduce a ballooning trade deficit with China – the mission was declared a failure.<p>Before Robert Lighthizer set off, the veteran rightwing economist …
EconomicsFlorida Police Chief Told Cops to Pin Crimes on African-American Teens, Adults, to Boost Crime Stats: Report
A former police chief in a Southern Florida suburb has been indicted for pressuring his officers to pin crimes on any African American with “somewhat …
CrimeKevin De León Beats Feinstein for California Democrats’ Endorsement
LOS ANGELES — Six weeks after winning an overwhelming victory among California primary voters, Senator Dianne Feinstein suffered an embarrassing setback Saturday night as the state Democratic Party officially endorsed her rival for election this November.<p>Kevin de León, the Democratic leader in …
MexicoThe Alt-Ivies: 15 Top U.S. Colleges With Blue-Chip Reputations
Because Swarthmore is part of the Quaker Consortium, students can cross-register at Penn, Bryn Mawr, and Haverford. So even though undergraduate …
College & UniversityCalifornia Democratic Party snubs Feinstein, endorses rival
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The California Democratic Party snubbed U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Saturday by handing its official endorsement and a badly needed boost to state Sen. Kevin de Leon, her longshot Democratic challenger.<p>In backing de Leon, a majority of the party's 360-member executive board …
Democratic PartyMira Sorvino: I Was Gagged With a Condom At a Casting Aged 16
The Oscar-winning actress Mira Sorvino was among the first group of brave women to come forward against Harvey Weinstein. Now, she is detailing …
Harvey Weinstein‘Evil Has Won’
BERLIN — Klaus Scharioth, who served as Germany’s ambassador to the United States during both George W. Bush’s and Barack Obama’s administrations, was born in 1946, the year after Germany’s surrender in World War II. His earliest impressions of America were of a magnanimous, generous country.<p>“It …
GeopoliticsMueller indictment sheds new light on Russia’s ‘nasty’ secret election hacking units
The Russia special counsel described in rich new detail how Russian military intelligence officials infiltrated Democratic servers with fearsome skill.<p>The Justice Department’s Friday indictment of 12 Russian officials described them as midlevel functionaries staring at computer screens in …
Democratic PartyDonald Trump Meets Queen Elizabeth For The First Time & Commits Some Serious Faux Pas
President Trump met the Queen of England on Friday during his three-day trip to the United Kingdom. There's quite a bit of etiquette that one is …
FamilyHow to Find Scholarships That Fit You in 60 Minutes
<b>Are you frustrated with trying to find scholarships that fit you?</b><p><b>Are you tired of finding tons of scholarships that don't fit you?</b><p>If you can answer …
College & University12 Tips on Winning a Scholarship
What if you had all the secrets to winning a scholarship? Would you tell the world — or keep them for yourself? Nationally recognized financial aid …
College & UniversityTrump’s Foreign Policy Carnage Is an Impeachable Offense
It’s what the Framers would have wanted.<p>By any objective measure, Donald Trump’s conduct of American foreign policy, particularly over the past six …
Donald TrumpWhere Did Donald Trump Get Two Hundred Million Dollars to Buy His Money-Losing Scottish Golf Club?
Between meeting the Queen of England and Vladimir Putin, President Trump will spend this weekend at Turnberry, the golf course he bought in 2014 and rechristened Trump Turnberry. This property has not received the attention it deserves. It is, by far, the biggest investment the Trump Organization …
Donald TrumpRod Rosenstein said just what we needed to hear
Thank you, Rod J. Rosenstein. You are just the person the country needed to hear from right now.<p>The deputy attorney general’s announcement Friday that a dozen Russian intelligence agents have been charged with conspiring to hack Democrats during the 2016 presidential election was a badly needed …
Donald TrumpYeah, this is just too many coincidences
First, I urge you to read and share Joan McCarter’s revealing diary on Trump’s infamous “Russia, if you’re listening speech?” which occurred on the …
Donald TrumpI was a real Republican, before the 'wingnuts' took over my party
Trump is a danger to our nation and a disgrace to the Republican Party, but GOP leaders have decided they want to keep inflicting him on America.<p>About the same time the Trump administration had perfected its cruelty against families and children, the Hamilton County Republican Party in Cincinnati …
RepublicansIndictment of 12 Russians has stunning implications
<b>(CNN) —</b> As scandal-weary as we are, we all need to take a deep breath to confront the gravity of the allegations that special counsel Robert Mueller brought on Friday against 12 members of the GRU, the Russian Military Intelligence organization.<p>The stunning accusation, in a meticulously detailed …
Donald TrumpBlackFly Wants To Be The Flying Car You Can Finally Buy Next Year, And For Cheap
Yet another startup has popped up promising to deliver the future filled with flying cars that we’ve been promised for generations. BlackFly is an all-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) personal aerial vehicle from a Silicon Valley via Canada company called Opener.<p>To call it a flying car …
Flying CarJoss Whedon returning to TV with epic HBO sci-fi series
Joss Whedon is about to make a spectacular return to TV.<p>The <i>Firefly</i> and <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</i> creator, and <i>The Avengers</i> director, has an “epic” new …
scifiMUELLER HAS DROPPED TWO SHOES. I’M BETTING THERE’S A THIRD.
Today, Special Counsel Robert Mueller released an indictment charging 12 Russian operatives who, acting in their official capacity, illegally hacked …
Donald TrumpYour Frequent Forgetfulness Could Actually Be a Sign of Thyroid Brain Fog
Can thyroid problems cause brain fog? Absolutely. In fact, thyroid brain fog is a common symptom of hypothyroidism and may even be one of the first …
WellnessThese States Are Leading the Fight to Legalize Shrooms
Psilocybin is a much more complex drug than cannabis and it shouldn’t be treated the same way when it comes to decriminalization.<p>While the legalization of medical and recreational cannabis is becoming more prevalent across the United States, activist organizations in Denver and Oregon are now …
CannabisAn "Asteroid" Discovered Last Year Just Turned Out to Be Something Way Cooler
Double the fun!<p>An asteroid discovered orbiting the Sun in December last year has revealed a fun surprise: it's not one asteroid, but two, locked in …
Astronomy