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‘Global Temperature’ — Why Should We Trust A Statistic That Might Not Even Exist?
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he United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is quite certain Earth will be in trouble if the global temperature exceeds pre-industrial levels by 1.5 degrees Celsius or more. But...
In little-known fact, European gun-makers flood the U.S. with millions of firearms
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What links some of the deadliest massacres in U.S. history? That they were carried out with guns — that are either heavily regulated or banned in Europe — imported from Europe or produced by...
NRA Goes International in Its Mission to Defend Guns - Bloomberg
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When it comes to guns, Brazil and the U.S. have a few things in common. They rank first and second, respectively, in the number of citizens shot to death each year among the 195 countries that...
A third of guns in the US are imported, and foreign firearms makers want a say on gun control
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The US imports about a third of its firearms, most of which are made by companies headquartered in Europe, according to data from Small Arms Analytics. Austria, home of the 55-year-old gun maker...
How Foreign Guns Invaded the U.S. - Bloomberg
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The handgun manufacturer Glock likes to project an all-American image. Its commercials feature heartland accents, a neon-lit diner and police officers wielding the company's pistols. A...
Democratic contenders unload on news media - The Hill
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The Democratic presidential contenders are letting loose with a barrage of attacks against the news media, ripping national outlets for what they view as biased coverage of their campaigns or...
Unity can be worse than partisanship - MSN News
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I want to put in a good word for partisanship. This might sound strange to some readers. I've written a lot about our problem with tribalism, including hyper-partisanship and political...
Judiciary Committee asks a judge to share Mueller's secret grand jury evidence - Politico
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The House Judiciary Committee has formally asked a federal judge to release former special counsel Robert Mueller’s most closely guarded evidence: the material he gathered using a secretive grand...