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Squid have been committing mass suicide — and now we might know why
Squid have a habit of beaching themselves in droves. Scientists think they might finally be getting a handle on how it happens.
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Caught on video: Mudslide from rain-soaked hill derails freight train
Luckily, the train wasn't carrying anything too toxic. But is this a preview?
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This video of an eagle snatching a baby is so good we refuse to believe it’s fake
Stop being so cynical. There's no way this is fake, and here's why.
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Newtown: Tragedy, empathy, and growing our circle of concern
Our hearts are shattered by the tragedy at Newtown. Going forward, our empathy must extend out even further, to the children of the future.
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Will 2013 bring more rights for farmworkers?
Obama has named immigration reform a top priority in his next term. But big farmers and farmworkers have very different ideas about how that reform should look.
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Markese Bryant: From the mean streets to the green economy
When he was 20, Bryant was arrested for selling crack cocaine. Today, he's fighting to give African American youth opportunities that he never had.
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Walmart bribed its way around Mexico’s environmental rules
Millions in illegal payments paved the way for new Walmart stores in environmentally fragile and congested areas south of the border.
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TransCanada outmaneuvers Keystone XL pipeline blockaders
TransCanada realized that it couldn't go through the tree-sitters, so it just built around them.
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An oil spill at a bird sanctuary caps Staten Island’s terrible year
Knock on wood, anyway.
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Adorable little Michigan town has big plans for cutting carbon emissions
Go get 'em, Ann Arbor! Maybe this will finally put you on the map.
