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Issues resolved, a spectacular new National Park for Canada
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The Canadian government and the region's northern aboriginal people, Lutsel K'e, hammered out a framework agreement for a new National Park in the Northwest Territories, nearly completing a contentious process that began 41 years ago. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Economy, Environment, Featured, World, Canada, Environment, News You Might Have Missed, wildlife
His crime? Giving away water
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The mayor of a Turkish resort town has been acquitted of misconduct charges in connection with his program of giving away drinking water. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Democracy & Civics, Economy, Featured, Public Health, World, Economy, News You Might Have Missed, Turkey
Reduce livestock burps and farts to save the Great Barrier Reef
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Even as Australian salvagers struggle to stop a Chinese ship from spilling hundreds of tons of oil onto the Great Barrier Reef, scientists are working on another Reef relief angle—reducing livestock belches and farts. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Economy, Environment, World, Environment, Great Barrier Reef, Greenhouse Emissions, News You Might Have Missed, Science
On the economy, women are dour, Gen Y not
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Women business owners are less optimistic about the economy than their male peers, and the young entrepreneurs of Gen Y seem to be downright upbeat compared to their senior generations. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Democracy & Civics, Economy, Featured, Nation, Economy, Featured, Gen Y, News You Might Have Missed
The route to Machu Picchu is open again
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The route to Machu Picchu is open again, two months after devastating rains wiped out the main rail route from Cuzco and damaged the famous Inca Trail. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Economy, Environment, Featured, World, Economy, Environment, Latin America, News You Might Have Missed
“Goin’ to Vegas” and the dot-com crash
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Living in the middle of the dot-com bubble, 10 years ago today, we all were millionaires. Not really, but we were on the outskirts, and we could see Downtown Millionaireville from where we stood. And then we all went to Vegas. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Economy, Featured, Nation, Nasdaq, News You Might Have Missed, Technology
For news junkies, an expanding universe
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The Internet is now the third most-popular news platform, behind local and national television news and ahead of national print newspapers, local print newspapers and radio. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Democracy & Civics, Economy, Featured, Internet, Media, News You Might Have Missed, online journalism
Got wind? Power up that ferry!
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A San Francisco Bay Area start-up has big plans to use the bay's wind to help power a technologically advanced ferry to carry up to 400 passengers to The City in the traffic-plagued metropolis. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Economy, Environment, Featured, Nation, Energy, Environment, San Francisco, Transportation
Arts take a hit in South Africa World Cup
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A promise by the South African government to fund an ambitious, $2 million arts project in connection with next summer's World Cup has gone the way of the wind. Continue Reading →