Saturday, January 17, 2015

RSN: Ocean Life Faces Mass Extinction, Broad Study Says



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Noam Chomsky | Obama's Historic Move
MIT professor and author Noam Chomsky. (photo: MantleThought.org)
Noam Chomsky, Noam Chomsky's Blog
Chomsky writes: "The establishment of diplomatic ties between the US and Cuba has been widely hailed as an event of historic importance."
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Health Milestone: HIV Successfully Eradicated by Scientists on Human Cell DNA
Youth Health
Excerpt: "Human Deficiency Virus is a pathogen that is so potent that once it invades a human cell, it would stay there forever. However, a historical milestone emerged as scientists have found a way to delete the virus from the DNA of a human cell."
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US Sending 400 Troops to Train "Moderate" Syrian Opposition
Julian E. Barnes, The Wall Street Journal
Excerpt: "The 400 military trainers will be in addition to the 3,100 troops the U.S. has committed for training and advising programs in Iraq."
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ICC Opens Probe Into Possible War Crimes in Palestinian Territories
Al Jazeera America
Excerpt: "Prosecutors at the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) will open a preliminary inquiry into possible war crimes in the Palestinian territories, the first formal step that could lead to charges against officials there and in Israel, the court has said."
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Is France About to Get Its Own Patriot Act?
Melodie Bouchaud, Vice
Bouchaud writes: "As France reels in the wake of last week's deadly attacks in Paris, the government is seeking to implement a raft of new counter-terror measures, with some lawmakers even proposing the instatement of a French version of the US' Patriot Act. But rights advocates say that the country is dancing a fine line between the need for national security and its long-cherished liberty."
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Protests Continue Over Kidnapping and Apparent Killing of 43 Mexican Students
BBC
Excerpt: "Relatives and supporters of 43 Mexican students who disappeared in September in the south-western state of Guerrero tried to gain access to an army base in the town of Iguala on Monday."
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Ocean Life Faces Mass Extinction, Broad Study Says
Carl Zimmer, The New York Times
Zimmer writes: "A team of scientists, in a groundbreaking analysis of data from hundreds of sources, has concluded that humans are on the verge of causing unprecedented damage to the oceans and the animals living in them."
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