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Health

What's Killing The World's Teenagers? Road Accidents, Suicide, Floods

The leading cause of death among teenagers in the U.S. is road accidents — killing nearly 5,000 American kids between the ages of 10 and 19 in 2013.

Suicide a...

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Sustainable Development

Why Widespread Fusion Energy Is Taking So Damn Long

The dream of fusion energy hit a roadblock on Monday after it was revealed that it would take at least another decade and 4 billion euros for an international coalition to ...

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Environment

Chernobyl's New and Improved Sarcophagus Will Contain The Disaster's Radioactivity For A Century

Thirty years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, engineers are giving the epicenter of the long-defunct facility a facelift. With financial assistance from more than 40 n...

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Festivals

Italian Film Festival Brings Sampler Of Free Movies To UWM Union Cinema

You've got another great opportunity to sample a country's contemporary movie culture when the 12th edition of the Italian Film Festival comes to the UWM Uni...

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Environment

Is This A Glimmer Of Hope For Our At-Risk Oceans?

The world’s fisheries could see a swift recovery from overfishing and declining stocks if sensible reforms are implemented,
according to a new study.
Resea...

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Environment

Fracking To Prompt Sharp Rise In Greenhouse Gas Emmissions

Fracking is set to lead to a sharp rise in emissions of climate changing greenhouse gases, newly undermining industry and government claims that shale gas is a relatively c...

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Human Rights

More Than 40 Percent Of India's Women Confined To Domestic Work, Report Says

Women are among the most excluded groups in India, with almost 43 percent of working-age women confined to domestic work, while many who do work outside the home face explo...

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Alternative Entertainment

Ang Lee And The Uncertainty Of Success

In 1993 I interviewed film director Ang Lee before the US premiere of his second movie, “The Wedding Banquet,” at the Seattle International Film Festival (at th...

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Festivals

Ottal In Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles

Ottal, the national award-winning movie directed by Jayaraj, will be screened at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA), which will begin on April 6 at Los Angeles...

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Hollywood

Exclusive Daltrey Recording Raises Funds For Teen Cancer America

First Citizens Bank and Republic Records have teamed up with nonprofit Teen Cancer America to release an exclusive recording of Roger Daltreyperforming the 1980 classic &ld...

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