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A North Dakota health official defended the decision to keep an oil spill secret from the governor and public, saying the spill occurred in the "best place" possible.
"Point here if: You have seen a passenger naked."
Like a good movie villain, climate change may have more nasty surprises in store.
Voters chose the more climate-friendly candidate, Terry McAuliffe, but was that because of his views on the environment? Or abortion or gay rights or immigration ... ?
African American literature and history hold lessons about how we weather storms -- divided or together -- and how we might survive in a chaotic future.
Republicans cheered when EPA workers were furloughed. But poll results show that most Americans wanted those workers back on the job.
The government shutdown means no weddings at national monuments. It also means Smokey Bear isn't busy. Stephen Colbert brought these together.
It's like an O. Henry story, but with bivalves.
You can blame a lot on climate change. Bigger wildfires. Bad health. The totalitarian hell and political repression in "The Hunger Games" franchise.