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Formosa Plastics Plant Tests Joe Biden on Environmental Justice
In March 2020, St. James Parish residents Myrtle Felton, Sharon Lavigne, Gail LeBoeuf, and Rita Cooper protest Formosa’s proposed plastic…
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Packs a Punch in a Petite Package
Photo: Victoria Song/Gizmodo (Getty Images) One of the first times I ever came across a Sonos speaker was at a…
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Vietnam Lifts Ban on Boeing 737 Max Aircraft
File photo of passengers standing outside the departure terminal at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi in 2020.Photo: Nhac Nguyen/AFP…
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New Google Android Update Restricts App Visibility on Phones
Photo: Sam Rutherford As Google continues to upgrade its privacy and security policies, it’s now making an important change in…
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Japan’s Central Bank Launches One-Year Test of Digital Currency
File photo of a woman passing a quotation board displaying share price closing numbers of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in…
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Joss Whedon’s Overstuffed HBO Fantasy Series
Who says a Victorian lady can’t pull off a superhero landing?Photo: Keith Bernstein/HBO io9 ReviewsReviews and critical analyses of fan-favorite…
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A Toxin From Blue-Green Algae Can Go Airborne, Study Finds
A blue-green algae bloom documented along the St. Lucie River in Port Saint Lucie, Florida, on July 5, 2016. Photo:…
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How Big Meat Is Funding Climate Denial and Polluting the Planet
A worker processes cuts of beef.Photo: Nati Harnik (AP) Move over, Big Oil, and make some room for Big Meat…
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Watch This Chainsaw-Equipped Tormach Robotic Arm in Action
Raleigh-based engineer Shane Wighton was given a robotic arm to test, but instead of making it do normal activities like…
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40,000 Kids in the US Have Lost a Parent to Covid-19: Study
A street in Queens, New York, May 2020.Photo: Johannes Eisele/AFP (Getty Images) A new study provides a heartbreaking reminder of…
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