The Poisons Released by Melting Arctic Ice

Toxic chemicals, anthrax - even nuclear waste - could be unleashed by global warming
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Washington state takes step forward on missing Native American women

Native American women and girls disappear at twice the per-capita rate of white Americans. Many still do not have answers as to what happened to their mothers, aunts, sisters, daughters. Some said they felt failed by authorities; they had been made to wait days by police to report a loved one’s disappearance or had their pleas for help ignored altogether.
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10 reasons why Finland's education system is the best

No standardized tests, no private schools, no stress. Finland's education system is consistently ranked best in the world. Why isn't America copying it?
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Drone Over Hong Kong Protests

Team Blacksheep
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Subway History: How OS/2 Powered The NYC Subway For Decades

Vintage technology has powered the innards of the NYC subway system for decades—and sometimes, it surfaces in interesting ways. This one’s for you, OS/2 fans.
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Ancient manuscripts bring Buddha one step closer

A team is restoring cigar-like ancient manuscripts that pre-date other Buddhist relics by more than a millennium.
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Why do millions of Indians defecate in the open?

Shannti Dinnoo reports from Delhi on why India faces a big problem of open defecation?
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