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Climate change won't wait
Societal change usually happens slowly, even once it's clear there's a problem. That's because, in a country as big as the United States, public opinion moves in leisurely currents. Change often requires going up against powerful, established interests,...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, United Nations, Science and Technology, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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South African platinum miners end strike, accepting pay raise
World NowPlatinum miners at Lonmin's Marikana site ended their illegal six-week strike after winning raises of up to 22%, in a deal critics warned could ignite a wave of pay demands and wildcat strikes across South Africa's troubled mining industry.... -
Robbers steal as much as $2 million in gold, gems from mining museum
L.A. NOWAuthorities are still searching for the pickax-armed men who made off with as much as $2 million in gold and gems from the California State Mining and Mineral Museum in Mariposa.... -
Indian parliament adjourns with hoots and chants over coal scandal
World NowIndia law corruption parliament: Indian Parliament Adjourns over latest corruption scandal involving coal allocation.... -
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After shootings, South Africa warns mines to do more for workers
World NowThe mineral resources minister of South Africa warned mining companies on Monday to do more the improve workers' lives after 34 striking platinum miners protesting for higher pay were slain last month by police.... -
In South Africa, roughly 12,000 striking platinum miners fired
World NowIn South Africa, the world's biggest producer of platinum has fired roughly 12,000 striking workers. Violence has erupted over other strikes in the country.... -
Chinese officials back down on chemical plant in face of protests
World NowAfter a weekend of protest, Chinese authorities capitulated to thousands of well-organized, middle-class protesters and cancelled plans for the expansion of a petrochemical plant in a small coastal city near Shanghai. Sinopec, the state oil monopoly,... -
Bernie Bickerstaff's long journey through life makes time with Lakers special
He sits on the second row. The moment he gave up the throne, he moved back to the second row. It suits him there. His journey makes sense from there. He is as close to the ushers as the superstars. He is midway between his deepest roots and wildest...
Tags: Social Issues, Charlotte Bobcats, Kobe Bryant, Sports, Mitch Kupchak
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Goldberg: Red, blue and faithful
Apparently, Paul Ryan and Joe Biden are both theocrats willing, nay eager, to use state power to impose their religious views on the rest of us. In last week's vice presidential debate, moderator Martha Raddatz asked the two Roman Catholic politicians...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Social Issues, Martin Luther King Jr., Nancy Pelosi, Abortion Issue
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Outsourcing your life
Once, only the wealthy paid other people to perform their most personal tasks: finding mates, raising (or even having) children, making meals. Now those professionals have become available to the upper-middle and middle classes. We hire people to name...
Tags: Metal and Mineral, Authors
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Crowding the Planet
FrameworkSeven billion people. That’s a hard number for most people to get their heads around. But visiting both India and China for this story – which combined have almost 40% of the world’s population – I got a pretty good start at trying...
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