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Palaeontology
Five reasons why 2018 was a big year for palaeontology
theprint.in - Julien Benoit
Some of the big events included some major fossil finds and a major controversy whose outcome could rewrite human history. A lot happened in the world …
CNBCadded this to Top News
Joe Maddon
Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon reveals the book he says is helping him manage millennial players
CNBC - Courtney Connley
One in three American workers are millennials. In fact, this group is currently the largest generation in the U.S. labor force, according to data …
ABC News
Affordable Care Act
Sen. Susan Collins: Obamacare court decision 'far too sweeping,' health care law 'should be maintained'
ABC News - By Roey Hadar
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is speaking out against a federal judge’s ruling overturning the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. She …
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Physical Geography
Scientists Believe Life On Mars Might Exist In Red Planet’s Underground
The Inquisitr - Lorenzo Tanos
Recent research suggests that there’s a chance of finding life on Mars if scientists go beyond exploring the surface and take a closer look at the …
Walt Disney World Resort
World of Change: Development of Orlando, Florida
nasa.gov - earthobservatory.nasa.gov
Orlando, Florida, is reported to be the most visited destination in the United States. In 2014, more than 62 million people flocked to this centrally …
Axios
Politics
Activist Democrats question if Beto O'Rourke is one of them
Axios - Alexi McCammond
Beto O'Rourke ran a decidedly progressive Senate campaign in 2018, especially for a Democrat running in deep-red Texas. But now activists on the left …
Civil Rights
nots are increasing and that’s a problem | Editorial
philly.com - The Inquirer Editorial Board
Philadelphia continues its race to the bottom when it comes to poverty, with new reports over the past few weeks that show a grim picture getting …
Chicago Sun-Timesadded this to Chicago News
Chicago
Kushner-linked firm targets richer areas in program for poor
suntimes.com - ByAssociated Press
WASHINGTON — A real estate investment firm co-founded by President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, is betting big on the …
Population
Episode 320 - Why are you here?
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#PTonICE Daily Show The faculty of the Institute of Clinical Excellence deliver their specialized content every weekday morning. Topic areas include: …
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Conservative View
PRY: Let’s Count The Ways To Take Out A Nuclear Reactor
dailycaller.com - Dr. Peter Pry | Contributor
12:13 PM 12/16/2018 | Opinion A new report report published by the U.S. Air Force’s Electromagnetic Defense Task Force (EDTF) recommends giving …
Death Row
Florida Executes Inmate As Report Cites 'Continuing Erosion' Of Death Penalty
wuwf.org - Ian Stewart
At 9:48 p.m. on Thursday, Jose Jimenez became the 25th person to be executed in the United States in 2018. Jimenez was convicted of a 1992 murder; his …
Geophysics
Tornadoes May Form From the Ground Up
realclearscience.com - Carolyn Gramling
Tornadoes may form from the ground up, rather than the top down. That could sound counterintuitive. Many people may picture a funnel cloud emerging …
The Guardianadded this to Politics
Higher Education
Change in student loan accounting could add £10bn to national debt
The Guardian - Richard Adams Education editor
The government faces an extra £10bn being added to its borrowing as the result of a radical shake-up in the accounting for student loans, with experts warning of increased uncertainty over the outlook
Demographics
Why Millennials Are Poorer Than Other Generations
fee.org - Ryan McMaken
Millennials are less wealthy and are lower-income than previous cohorts. Here's why. One of the challenges in looking at income and wealth data is …
Boxing Day
A touching message of thanks for the thousands of North East NHS nurses who will be working on Christmas Day
chroniclelive.co.uk - Katie Dickinson
While many of us are eating turkey or watching TV on Christmas Day - spare a thought for the people who will be spending the day at work. Data from …
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Indonesia
6.1-magnitude quake causes brief panic in Jayapura
thejakartapost.com - The Jakarta Post
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake, the epicenter of which was on land, shook Keerom regency in Papua at 4:42 p.m. Jakarta time, or 6:42 p.m. local time on …
Long Island
Don't leapfrog over differences
newsday.com - www.newsday.com
In the competition for a mate, it's all in the croak.
Data Visualization
Farhad Laylavi
theconversation.com
Farhad is an experienced Geospatial Analyst & Researcher with relevant qualifications in Geomatics and Urban Planning. He possesses over ten years’ …
Research
UK universities told to speed up EU funding requests before Brexit | Financial Times
ft.com - Andrew Jack
Universities should accelerate EU funding requests and the recruitment of students and staff from the bloc before March 29 to mitigate the risks of a …
Farming
Medium-scale farms are on the rise in Africa. Why this is good news
phys.org - Thomas Jayne
For about ten years there's been a prolonged surge in global food prices. This ushered in major, and much publicised, investment in African farmland …
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San Francisco
The 20 Worst Cities To Own Investment Property In America
financialsamurai.com
17. Cincinnati, Oh. Population growth: 0.1%• Employment growth: 1.1%• Increase in home values: 7.5%• Rental yield: 6.6% Like many cities in America’s “old …
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Pew Research Center
8 million people work illegally in the U.S., and here’s why that’s unlikely to change
seattletimes.com - MIRIAM JORDAN
Ending illegal immigration, say many who have studied the issue, could mean that American workers would lose their jobs, companies would close and …
Physical Geography
River Basins of the World Brightly Color Coded in Gorgeously Lush Maps
laughingsquid.com - Lori Dorn
Hungarian cartographer Robert Szucs has created a beautiful line of downloadable, high-resolution maps that feature brightly colored river basins of …
The Western Journaladded this to US News
Conservative View
Do Men Feel the Same About Abortion As Women in US and Europe? Report Reveals Answer
westernjournal.com - Grace Carr
Support for abortion tracks almost identically for men and women in the U.S. and Europe, according to a Friday report from the Pew Research Center. …
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Pew Research Center
Survey: More people than ever are able to go a whole week without spending physical cash
bgr.com - Andy Meek
Here’s an idea for an experiment: Could you go an entire week without ever paying for something with actual paper currency? Without ever having cash …
Refinery29
Banking (UK)
This Is How Long First-Time Buyers Are Saving For To Get On The Property Ladder
Refinery29 - Nick Levine
According to a new study, the average first-time buyer will spend four years living a leaner lifestyle in order to save for a deposit. The study by …
Human Geography
What is the ratio of people being born to people dying on any given day?
sciencefocus.com - www.sciencefocus.com
Advertisement According to UN Census figures, the number of births for 2005-2010 is expected to be 20.3 per year, per thousand people, averaged over …
Poverty Rate
With rates set to rise again, Baltimore water chief promotes new discount program
baltimoresun.com - Ian Duncan
Standing at the front of a church in Waverly early on Saturday morning, Baltimore Public Works director Rudy Chow delivered a 45-minute sermon on …
Miami Heraldadded this to News
Wild Horses
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miamiherald.com
Federal land managers have cleared the way for population control measures for the wild horses in the Onaqui Mountains southwest of Salt Lake …
Long Island
Where Republicans, Democrats stand heading into 2019
newsday.com - www.newsday.com
As we enter a two-year presidential cycle, the parties stand at very different places. Republicans appear unified behind President Donald Trump, …