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Secretary Perry Continues To Ignore The Evidence On Grid Reliability, Even His Own

Late Wednesday night, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its so-called “study” on grid reliability. Secretary Perry commissioned the report in this April memo, asking the DOE to investigate whether our electric grid’s reliability is threatened by the “erosion of critical baseload resources,” meaning coal and nuclear power plants. Perry took the unusual step

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The World We Share, USA

A Daily Piece Of Chocolate Could Be Good For Your Heart

Chocolate often gets a bad reputation for how it treats your waistline and your teeth, but a new Italian study found that a daily serving of dark chocolate enriched with extra virgin olive oil was good for participants’ heart health, and lowered their risk for cardiovascular problems down the road. Before you get too excited,

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food

After Harvey, hundreds find refuge in Houston-area mosques

President Donald Trump traveled to Texas on Tuesday to get an up-close look at the devastating damage caused by Tropical Storm Harvey. Unprecedented flooding has driven thousands out of their homes throughout the region. In the Greater Houston area, some of those displaced by catastrophic flooding are finding refuge inside local mosques. “They’re not just

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USA

Pentagon says up to 30,000 National Guard troops prepared to assist in response to Harvey

WASHINGTON — Pentagon officials said Tuesday that National Guard assets are at full readiness to assist in the unfolding disaster in Texas wrought by Tropical Storm Harvey. Maj. Gen. James C. Witham, director of domestic operations for the National Guard, told Pentagon reporters that up to 30,000 guardsmen as well as a U.S. naval amphibious

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USA

Professor fired after Hurricane Harvey ‘karma’ tweet

A visiting assistant professor at the University of Tampa was “relieved of duty” after describing the destruction from Hurricane Harvey as “instant karma” for Texans who voted Republican last year, the school said Tuesday. Kenneth Storey, whose LinkedIn profile says he lives in Winter Park, Fla., and also teaches at Hillsborough Community College, ignited online

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FBI says lack of public interest in Hillary Clinton emails justifies withholding documents

Hillary Clinton’s case isn’t interesting enough to the public to justify releasing the FBI’s files on her, the bureau said this week in rejecting an open-records request by a lawyer seeking to have the former secretary of state punished for perjury. Ty Clevenger, the lawyer, has been trying to get Mrs. Clinton and her personal

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USA

Hillel at the Crossroads: Who Is Responsible for Hillel?

Edwin Black’s latest 5–part investigative series, Hillel at the Crossroads, is based on more than 70 interviews in 4 countries, and the acquisition of many documents and internal emails. This is Part 1. By Edwin Black Part 1 of a continuing series WASHINGTON, D.C. — When Hillel International CEO Eric Fingerhut stands at the window of

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Vin Scully isn’t planning on returning to Dodgers broadcast booth

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers announcer Joe Davis is 29, not even a full year older than Kirk Gibson’s home run. He is an active participant on social media, unlike his Hall of Fame predecessor, Vin Scully. As Scully once told his audience, talking about a tweet: “I called it a ‘twit.’ But I

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Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Israel should kidnap enemy fighters to use in prisoner swaps – negotiator

Lior Lotan, who was in charge of efforts to return IDF soldiers’ bodies held by Hamas, says in recording he wants to play ‘with a full hand’ in talks By Alexander Fulbright Lior Lotan speaking to Channel 2 television in 2011. (screen capture:Channel 2) A former official appointed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to oversee

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Middle East

Joel Osteen Net Worth: Pastor Closes Megachurch During Hurricane Harvey

Social media criticized Pastor Joel Osteen for apparently not allowing misplaced Hurricane Harvey victims to use his massive Houston-based Lakewood church for shelter over the weekend. Many questioned why the wealthy pastor refused to house the victims or publicly donate funds to relief efforts. Osteen, 54, has an estimated net worth of $40 million, according

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USA

Yen rallies, stocks sink as N.Korea fires missile over Japan

The yen rallied on Tuesday and Asian equity markets sank after North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan, ratcheting up geopolitical tensions in the region. The rocket test is the latest in a series of recent provocations by Pyongyang, testing US President Donald Trump, his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-In and Japanese Prime Minister

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