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In California, Salt Taints Soil, Threatening Food Security
Salt has been the bane of agriculture dating back to when the practice first emerged 10,000 years ago in Mesopotamia.
Why Do We Face Another Government Shutdown?
Turns out that the anti-government Tea Party right remains just as disinterested in working with the Republican leaders as they were with Democrats.
The US Provided Cover for the Saudi Starvation Strategy in Yemen
The Pentagon has been the main driver in the US policy of supporting the Saudi strategy of starvation in Yemen.
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After Los Angeles Youth Sued City for Discriminatory Drilling Practices, the Oil Industry Sued Back
In Los Angeles, the number of residents living less than a mile from an oil well is in the tens of thousands.
Marijuana Reforms Gain Momentum as Trump Administration Mulls a Crackdown
Congress is considering bills to protect legal marijuana from Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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Unemployment Falls to 4.5 Percent in Spite of Weak Job Growth
The employment-to-population ratio also edged up to 60.1 percent, a new high for the recovery.
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Westinghouse Bankruptcy Leaves Costly Nuclear Mess for Southern Utility Customers
Federal and state officials who oversee nuclear power can't say they weren't warned.
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Louisiana’s Bayou Bridge Pipeline Is One Permit Closer to Reality as Groups Plan Continued Resistance
“We are not protesters, we are water protectors.”
Boycotting Bill O’Reilly: More Than 50 Advertisers Pull Ads From Fox Show Over Sexual Harassment Scandal
Meanwhile, a third Fox News employee has joined a lawsuit charging the network with racial discrimination.
Syria Has Become a Circus of Death: Doctor Warns of Growing Humanitarian Crisis as War Rages On
The US, France and Britain have accused the Syrian government of carrying out the attack.