Новости за 22.02.2016

More than 100 scientists sent a letter to the American Geophysical Union -- the largest association of earth and space scientists in the world -- asking it to cut ties with Exxon.

Cracks are forming ... maybe.

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Congress might actually agree on getting something done.

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“When you get to solutions that sort of transcend what has become kind of a symbolic umbrella, you start to see common ground.”

A conversation with Dawn Porter, the director of "Trapped."

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"It’s another issue of mental illness,” Kasich said.

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"Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz ended up being traitors to our community."

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"I know it’s an apostasy in the Republican Party to say that. I guess that’s what I’ve always been — being able to challenge some of the status quo.”

But he doesn't want to come up with what the training would entail himself.

If deregulation legislation passes, schools may be free to do away with certain state tests and lower standards for teacher credentials.

Them's (spiritual) fightin' words.

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A letter from Rep. Elijah Cummings notes Snyder's "blatant refusal to cooperate."

In the context of a presidential campaign where vilifying Planned Parenthood has become something of a Republican cottage industry, what Donald Trump said about the organization on "Meet the Press" Sunday makes him seem like a women's health advocate.

Groundbreaking new tools could enhance police accountability by making once-scattered police data open to the public.

Peter Liang still says Akai Gurley was responsible for his own death.

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Charlotte might pass LGBT protections Monday night, but Gov. Pat McCrory (R) has vowed to counter them.

The suicide rate of black children in between the ages of 5 and 11 had doubled over the past decade.

There’s a dauntingly long list of potential nominees.

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It appears that homo sapiens might just be wise enough not to over-reach, that we may voluntarily let go of oil (and coal) before they destroy a livable climate for the next 50 generations.

Fraternities often fail to address racism at its roots.

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"He says he wants to make America great," housekeeper Marisela Olvera told ThinkProgress. "Well, he should start here in his own house, his own business."