Facebook tightens rules for U.S. political advertisers ahead of 2020 election

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“The social media giant is introducing a "confirmed organization" label for U.S. political advertisers who show government-issued credentials to...”

By Reuters Facebook is tightening its political ad rules in the United States, it said on Wednesday, requiring new disclosures for its site and photo-sharing platform Instagram ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November 2020. The social media giant is introducing a "confirmed...

Photos indicate North Korea may be building submarine capable of launching nuclear missiles

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“A North Korean submarine capable of launching nuclear missiles would bolster the threat posed by the regime and make it more difficult for U.S....”

By Dan De Luce Satellite photos indicate North Korea is building a ballistic missile submarine and may be making preparations to test a submarine-launched missile, according to an analysis of the commercial images by experts at a Washington-based think tank. The photos of Sinpo South...

World’s Largest Rooftop Urban Farm is Set to Open in Paris Next Year

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“... they are designing the project around a specialized aeroponic “vertical farming” technique so that the garden will use no pesticides and very...”

By  McKinley Corbley The world’s largest rooftop urban farm is set to open in Paris next year—and it’s already projected to feed thousands of people every year. The garden, which is being constructed in the southwest region of the French capital, will span over 14,000 square meters (150,700...

Cyborgs will replace humans and remake the world, James Lovelock says

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“Our supremacy as the prime understanders of the cosmos is rapidly coming to end.”

By Corey S. Powell For tens of thousands of years, humans have reigned as our planet's only intelligent, self-aware species. But the rise of intelligent machines means that could change soon, perhaps in our own lifetimes. Not long after that, Homo sapiens could vanish from Earth entirely....

Fine Tuning Argument

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“... our universe is as likely as any other potential universe”

The popular fine-tuning argument posits that a sentient designer necessarily created the universe because so many factors must be set perfectly for our universe to exist (and to contain life).   The science behind the argument is correct, slight changes in factors such as the strength of the...

Is Jupiter's moon Europa habitable? NASA advances plan to find out.

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“The space agency is moving ahead with its long-anticipated Europa Clipper mission.”

By David Freeman Could life exist on Jupiter's moon Europa? NASA just moved a step closer to answering that longstanding question. The space agency announced Monday that it would move forward with its long-anticipated Europa Clipper mission, which aims to place a robotic spacecraft in orbit...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent treatment for tumor on pancreas, Supreme Court says

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“The 86-year-old justice missed oral arguments in January for the first time in her years on the court recuperating from a previous cancer scare.”

By Adam Edelman Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recently underwent a fresh round of treatment for a cancerous tumor on her pancreas, the high court said in a statement Friday. The three-week radiation treatment, performed at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New...

What you can do to help the burning Amazon rainforest

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“Environmentalists say humans are the root cause of the Amazon fires — not wind or heat. ”

Nearly 73,000 wildfires have decimated the Amazon rainforest this year, a record amount for an ecosystem that produces 20% of Earth's oxygen. From celebrities and politicians throughout the world to locals, frustration and mourning continues to mount over the amount of man-made devastation in...

Airport kicks off plastic water bottle ban

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“The airport would prefer that travelers not buy water at all but instead fill bottles at reusable hydration centers.”

Every day, thousands of plastic water bottles are sold at San Francisco International Airport. So the airport is rolling out a ban on plastic water bottles to try and reduce waste. John Blackstone explains.

Women ask Supreme Court to toss topless ban: Why are rules different for men?

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“Their rallying cry is "Free the Nipple," a global motto for females seeking equal treatment.”

By Pete Williams WASHINGTON — Three New Hampshire women are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to declare that a city ordinance banning women from appearing topless in public violates the Constitution by treating men and women differently. Their rallying cry is "Free the Nipple," a global motto for...