Researchers observed Exoplanet Where It Rains Iron

Researchers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope have observed an extreme planet where they suspect it rains iron. The ultra-hot giant exoplanet has a dayside where temperatures climb above 2400 degrees Celsius, high enough to vaporize metals. Researchers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have observed an extreme planet where they suspect it rains iron. There […]

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The Worst U.S. States For Corruption

A new report has been released by the University of Chicago, highlighting levels of public sector corruption in U.S. cities and states. It was co-authored by UIC professor and political advisor Dick Simpson and is based on an analysis of public corruption statistics from the Department of Justice. There was a grand total of 19,634 public corruption convictions […]

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Judge blocks executive order giving veto power to state and local officials in refugee resettlement

Press Release JUDGE BLOCKS EXECUTIVE ORDER GIVING VETO POWER TO STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS IN REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT Three faith-based resettlement agencies brought the challenge against the unprecedented order  (Greenbelt, MD) – Today, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction in the lawsuit HIAS v. Trump, blocking an executive order that for the first time in the […]

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The Shocking Size of the Australian Wildfires

shocking pictures of bright orange skies in Queensland and flames ripping through towns captured the world’s attention. The devastating California wildfires of 2018 and last year’s fires in the Amazon rainforest made international headlines and shocked the world, but in terms of size they are far smaller than the current bushfire crisis in Australia, where […]

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To answer global protests, tackle new inequalities, UN report

2019 Human Development Report says a new generation of inequalities is opening up, around education, and around technology and climate change Press Release Bogota, December 9, 2019 – The demonstrations sweeping across the world today signal that, despite unprecedented progress against poverty, hunger and disease, many societies are not working as they should. The connecting thread, argues a new report from the […]

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Germans Apologize for Using Jewish Ashes in Political Art Installation

Photo Credit: YouTube / https://youtu.be/_D6sJaBqmWI Holocaust memorial with victim’s ashes erected in Berlin Zentrum für Politische Schönheit (the Center for Political Beauty), a.k.a. ZPS, a German activist group notorious for employing its German sense of humor in creating provocative performances and public displays, last week apologized for an installation that included a transparent cylinder containing […]

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