US could lose aging eyes in the skyCNNBy Matt Smith, CNN (CNN) — About every two weeks, Rick Allen gets a series of thermal snapshots from high above Earth that show how water gets used across the western United States, a perennial source of friction …
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Obama, Karzai meet at NATO summitCNNProtesters rally in Chicago on Sunday, May 20, the first day of the NATO summit. A week of demonstrations led up to the two-day meeting, which brought together the leaders of more than 50 nations. Chicago (CNN) — Mo…
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Finding the First AmericansNew York TimesWHEN and how did the first people arrive in the Americas? For many decades, archaeologists have agreed on an explanation known as the Clovis model. The theory holds that about 13500 years ago, bands of big-game …
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Family hangs hope for boy on unproven therapy in IndiaCNNBy David Fitzpatrick and Drew Griffin, CNN Special Investigations Unit For more of CNN correspondent Drew Griffin's investigation of India's experimental embryonic stem cell therapy, watc…
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Abigail Thernstrom: The Good News About Race in AmericaWall Street JournalThe 1965 Voting Rights Act has been a huge success. So why are black activists keen to press the discrimination button on issues like voter ID? By JASON L. RILEY Trayvon Martin. …
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Fergus Bordewich: How the West Was Really WonWall Street JournalThe Homestead Act, which celebrates its 150th anniversary this weekend, offered free land to men and women willing to farm it. The law helped America become an economic superpower. By FERG…
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What the Chinese WantWall Street JournalConsumers in China are increasingly modern in their tastes, but they are not becoming 'Western.' How the selling of coffee, cars and pizza sheds light on a nation racing toward superpower status. By TOM D…
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National GeographicTiles May Help Shrink Carbon Footprint by Harnessing Pedestrian PowerNational GeographicAt Simon Langton Grammar School near Canterbury, England, specially designed floor tiles translate student footfalls to electricity that powers t…
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National GeographicBugs Help Measure Impact of New Transoceanic Highway on AmazonNational GeographicTherany Gonzalez, ACEER's director of field operations, prepares leaf packs for sampling in a river outside Cusco in southeastern Peru. Below, a dam…
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New York Times10 Correspondents, 10 DrivesNew York TimesThe bureau chiefs and national correspondents of The New York Times work from offices in 14 cities across the country, and report from all 50 states. The work requires a great deal of driving. The…
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