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US expected to become net energy exporter by 2020

Jan 27, 2019

New projections from the Energy Information Administration show that the US is on course to become a net exporter of energy for the first time in almost 70 years, according to CNBC. The nation is expected to...

Wind and solar made up 98 percent of new power generation in the US this year

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Apr 28, 2018

Environment, Science

A groundbreaking 98 percent of new power generation in the US in January and February came from solar and wind power, according to the most recent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) report. In the firs...

House bill extends funding for children’s healthcare

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Nov 5, 2017

Health, Policy, Science

The US House of Representatives passed legislation Friday to continue the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), according to Reuters. The insurance program provides healthcare to low-income childr...

Pentagon officials report buildup, modernization of Russian military

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Oct 28, 2017

Policy, Science, World

The U.S. Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has revived a cold-war era practice of assessing Russian military power, and has now released a report indicating the Russian military is hard at work moder...

How Artificial Intelligence is Taking Online Gaming by Storm

Platonium

Oct 23, 2017

Business, Innovation, Policy, Science

In a world where smartphones, self-driving cars and the Internet are at the frontier of technological innovation, Silicon Valley has achieved a level of cultural prestige and influence that society hardly could...

Donald Trump decides not to withdraw the US from NAFTA

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Apr 28, 2017

Business, Policy, Science

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he does not plan to immediately withdraw the US from the North American Free Trade Agreement, in phone calls with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada and President...

Google to appeal judge’s ruling that it must turn over data stored in EU

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Feb 7, 2017

Policy, Science

A US judge ruled Friday that Google must comply with search warrants issued by the FBI for a domestic fraud investigation, turning over emails from Gmail users that are stored outside the US. Google said they p...

Breaking with past vetoes, US allows UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements to pass

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Dec 23, 2016

Policy, Science, World

On Friday, the United Nations passed a resolution calling for Israel to stop settlements on Palestinian territory. The vote passed unanimously, after the United States abstained, declining to use its veto power...

First offshore wind farm in United States goes online off Rhode Island coast

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Dec 16, 2016

Environment, Innovation, Science

In an important step forward ahead of Donald Trump’s looming inauguration in January, the first offshore wind farm in the United States began operation on Monday. The wind farm consists of five, 560-ft tall win...

Donald Trump’s shocking electoral victory shows deep parallels with Brexit upset

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Nov 17, 2016

Opinion, Policy, Science, World

On November 8th, Donald Trump won a shocking victory over Democrat Hilary Clinton in one of the most controversial and surprising United States presidential elections in recent history. There were many reasons ...

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