Throughout most of 2016, a significant percentage of the American public believed that the winner of the November 2016 presidential election would be a woman—Hillary Clinton.
Social Sciences
Jan 8, 2020
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California is cooperating with the federal government to clear a backlog of reports on its implementation of the Clean Air Act, likely avoiding cuts to highway funding threatened by the Trump administration late last year.
Environment
Jan 7, 2020
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A new study by San Francisco State University Assistant Professor of Management Nara Jeong suggests that CEOs look to the White House for leadership on social responsibility—but not the way you might expect. It turns out ...
Economics & Business
Jan 3, 2020
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Congress is demanding that the Department of Energy investigate an aging, cracking U.S. nuclear waste dump threatened by climate change and rising seas in the Marshall Islands.
Environment
Dec 30, 2019
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Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft will return to Earth on Sunday, six days early, after a clock problem prevented a rendezvous with the International Space Station, NASA and the aerospace giant confirmed Saturday.
Space Exploration
Dec 22, 2019
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The protectionist policy of US President Donald Trump is criticized on all sides around the world, but seems to suit the Americans, who see this economic model as protecting their interests. Could they be wrong? A study by ...
Economics & Business
Dec 17, 2019
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The European Commission launched its much-anticipated "Green Deal" on December 11. The project has been spearheaded by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, whose presidential tenure began recently on December ...
Environment
Dec 17, 2019
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A pair of researchers at Brock University in Canada has found evidence showing that most Americans do not believe less discrimination against black people means more against white people. In their paper published in the journal ...
Confronted with a climate crisis threatening civilisation itself, humanity must choose between hope and surrender, UN chief Antonio Guterres told the opening plenary of a UN climate conference Monday.
Environment
Dec 2, 2019
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Mass protests, a last-minute venue change and talk of climate tipping points are adding some unplanned drama to this year's international talks on tackling global warming.
Environment
Nov 30, 2019
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