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Consider the lobstermen : Planet Money | NPR

Photo of lobster caught in the Canadian province, Nova Scotia. Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi/NPR A tense conflict between Indigenous fishermen and commercial lobstermen flared up in Nova Scotia in the fall of 2020. Today, how it all got started and how the … Continue reading

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BBC Host BODIED By President Of Barbados

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Exploring the TRUE cost of ditching fossil fuels.

Fossil fuels are inextricably linked to our everyday lives and it’ll be impossible to phase them out in the next three decades. At least that’s what the fossil fuel industry would have you believe. But new studies have looked at … Continue reading

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How Many Wars is America Fighting? (It’s More Than You Think)

How many wars is America fighting right now? More than you think. Even though the U.S. hasn’t technically been at war since the 1940s, American war-making has assumed a new character: undeclared, secretive, endless. Even though America is technically “at … Continue reading

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NYT and Latin American Coups: In Hybrid War “Nuance” Is A Rhetorical Weapon | Brasil Wire

From Chile to Venezuela to Brazil to Bolivia, the “Paper of record” has a long history of using blurred language to provide cover for US-backed coups in Latin America Jair Bolsonaro and his sons Eduardo, Flavio and Carlos at Council … Continue reading

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Octopuses, Lobsters, and Crabs Seen as Sentient Beings in New UK Law | My Modern Met

By Arnesia Young on November 24, 2021 Photo: Diane Picchiottino “The science is now clear that decapods and cephalopods can feel pain and therefore it is only right they are covered by this vital piece of legislation.”   Though octopuses … Continue reading

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How Your 401(k) Is Helping Destroy the Amazon Rainforest | The Intercept

Andrew Fishman November 23 2021, 1:00 p.m. The growing financialization of Brazilian agribusiness is enabling foreign investment in the industry most responsible for deforestation. In partnership with DEFORESTATION IN BRAZIL, including of the Amazon, has grown at an alarming clip since … Continue reading

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The Portuguese Language and What Makes it Intriguing

This is a documentary style language profile about the Portuguese language which is spoken in Portugal, Brazil, and beyond. * If you’re learning Portuguese, visit PortuguesePod101: http://bit.ly/portuguesepod101. (Full disclosure: if you sign for a premium account, Langfocus receives a small … Continue reading

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Migrants

5th year students 3D short movie directed by Hugo CABY, Antoine DUPRIEZ, Lucas LERMYTTE, Zoé DEVISE and Aubin KUBIAK Two polar bears are driven into exile due to global warming. They will encounter brown bears along their journey, with whom … Continue reading

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US says Russia threatened astronauts by destroying satellite – BBC News

The US has condemned Russia for conducting a “dangerous and irresponsible” missile test that it says endangered the crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The test blew up one of Russia’s own satellites, creating debris that forced the ISS … Continue reading

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