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A Worldwide Mission to Assess the Planet’s State of Biodiversity and Ecosystems
The United Nations Environment Programme begins an important four year mission to Assess the Planet’s State of Biodiversity and Ecosystems.
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What’s Really Happening with China’s Great Firewall
Three popular services that allow users in China to view otherwise-censored content have experienced outages over the past few days, a sign of increasing government efforts to limit what Chinese users can read on the Internet. Sisi Wei reports.
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If Political Contributions Predict Super Bowl Odds, Seahawks Have the Edge
If writing checks to politicians and political causes is any indicator of how well a team will do in a Super Bowl, the Seahawks should start dusting off this year’s Vince Lombardi trophy —but it’s not going to be a blowout.
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Proto-Absurdity: The Lower Depths
Omar Willey reviews Theatre Machine’s production of The Lower Depths and stuff.
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US Engaged in Massive Car Spying Program
Documents obtained by ACLU reveal vast expansion of DEA’s license plate reader database. Andrea Germanos reports.




