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  • Prof Patty
  • September 30, 2020

An oil giant’s epiphany on climate change

BP’s slow shift to clean energy since the Deepwater Horizon spill is picking up speed, perhaps setting an example for the petroleum industry. By the Monitor’s Editorial Board One of the pa

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NY Times

  • At 13, He Was Selling Sneakers. At 18, He’s Facing Terror Charges.
  • U.S. Trade Deficit Falls in January
  • The Democrats Could Still Mess This Up
  • Ground Down by War, Hezbollah’s Loyal Base Shows Cracks
  • Pete Hegseth’s Rhetoric of Violence

NPR

  • Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them
  • 2025 saw relatively fewer natural disasters. Will you get a break on home insurance?
  • GLP-1s have transformed weight loss and diabetes. Is addiction next?
  • Epstein paid for a conference of top scientists in 2006. His motives are now clear
  • Chimps' taste for fermented fruit hints at the origins of humans' love of alcohol

The Progressive

  • Join the Fight to Protect the Ocean
  • Gutting Discrimination Enforcement in Education: What Could Go Wrong?
  • Israeli NGO Bans Threaten Gaza’s Humanitarian Lifeline
  • Is Conversion Therapy Speech or Conduct?
  • In ‘The Secret Agent,’ Brazil Dares to Look Back

FactCheck.org

  • Without Providing Evidence, Trump Pins School Bombing on Iran
  • Biden Makes Flawed Comparisons with Trump
  • FactChecking Claims in Casey Means’ Surgeon General Confirmation Hearing
  • Assessing Trump’s Claims on Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Capabilities
  • Legality of Latest Iran Attack in Question

Snopes.com

  • Trump said people were 'walking around without legs' due to roadside bombs
  • Democrats requested probe into complaints military commanders used Christian rhetoric to justify Iran war
  • Video of Trump showing Laura Ingraham 'Cardboard Ayatollah' isn't real. Here's the proof
  • Unraveling rumor that US senator has seen video evidence of Trump 'raping a child'
  • Don't add fuel to claim Trump's 'Operation Invisible Pump' bans gas price signs

Tradeoffs

  • ‘It Sucks’: Spiking Health Insurance Costs Hit Small Businesses
  • 'We Can’t Afford All These Humans’: A Doctor's Take on AI in Health Care
  • Immigration Enforcement’s Twin Threats to Health Care
  • As States and CDC Split on Vaccines, What's Next?
  • A Better Way to Care for Older Adults with Opioid Addiction

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