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Marla Spivak: Breeding Bees to Detect Disease
With honeybee populations on the decline, scientists, lawyers, and even artists have set out to save humanity's most important pollinators.
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Marijuana Is Legal in Colorado but Bosses Can Still Fire You for Off-Duty Use
In spite of legalization, federal law still considers marijuana a controlled substance.
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South Carolina House Votes to Remove Confederate Flag
Both the state Senate and House voted to remove the Confederate battle flag from the public grounds.
More Than 2,800 People Are Dead in Yemen, So Why Is the Media Silent?
The ongoing war in Yemen is largely absent from our TV screens.
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Is Your Child Coloring With Asbestos?
Experts say there is no “safe” level of asbestos exposure.
Antonia Juhasz on $18.7 Billion Gulf Oil Spill Settlement
Some groups have questioned if BP is paying enough.
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Dirty Energy vs. Clean Power: The Past Battles the Future at Seneca Lake
Crestwood Midstream Partners has been pushing to build gas storage at Seneca Lake, and residents are pushing back.
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Supreme Court Decision on Same-Sex Marriage Will Resonate Globally
The US decision on same sex marriage will bolster the work of activists, but it will pose some challenges.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Alaskan Wildfires Have Destroyed More Than 1 Million Acres of Land in 2015, and More
In today's On the News segment: Wildfires in Alaska have already consumed more than 1 million acres of land this year alone; the Dalai Lama publicly endorsed Pope Francis' …
The Nuclear Age at 70
By our own scientific and technological cleverness, we humans had created the means of our own demise.