Humanity shouldn’t make autonomous weapons: an open letter from AI & robotics researchers A distinguished group of scientists and researchers involved with physics, computer science,
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The New Yorker takes notice of earthquake science that suggests the Pacific Northwest could be in grave danger
The New Yorker takes notice of earthquake science that suggests the Pacific Northwest could be in grave danger The words Cascadia Subduction Zone may be
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Vladimir Putin tells West not to fear Russia
Only an insane person and only in a dream can imagine that Russia would suddenly attack NATO. — Russia’s Vladimir Putin, declaring that the United
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Jeb Bush’s claim that Islamic State ‘didn’t exist when my brother was president’ gets four Pinnochios
[T]he Islamic State of Iraq, declared in 2006, was intended to be a sprawling entity like the one we see today. That was its political
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Questioned on Iraq invasion, Jeb Bush blunders
Republicans want to distance themselves from [Iraq] without divorcing themselves from it… This was a Republican president, and it never serves the party well to
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First U.S. helicopters arrive in Kathmandu to help with Nepal quake relief and recovery
A few days ago, after seeing a BBC story that explained Nepal’s desperate need for helicopters, we posted a short editorial here urging the Obama
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Nepal has a serious shortage of helicopters – so why don’t we send some of ours?
According to the BBC, one of the biggest issues hampering Nepal in its efforts to recover from last week’s massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake is a
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American-Nepalese team pulls teenager out of the rubble five days after massive quake
American-Nepalese team pulls teenager out of the rubble five days after massive quake To say that Nepal has had a rough week would be the
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Hideously expensive F-35 fighter jet runs into yet more problems
Hideously expensive F-35 fighter jet runs into yet more problems Auditors working on behalf of the United States Congress have concluded that engines made for
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In plain sight: How the Marathassa oil spill took hours to find
In plain sight: How the Marathassa oil spill took hours to find A fuel spill in Vancouver’s picturesque English Bay has raised serious questions about
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Is NATO losing its edge on defense?
Is NATO losing its edge on defense? The BBC talks to several former military leaders and security analysts who worry that the United States and
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Valerie Plame Wilson eviscerates Judy Miller for “pathetic, self-serving” op-ed
Dear Judy, No one is crediting you with starting the Iraq war. We know you were not actually on the team that took us into
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Large earthquake strikes near Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
A large earthquake has just shaken eastern Papua New Guinea and nearby islands, the U.S. Geological Survey is reporting. The magnitude 7.5 quake – which
LaunchGermanwings copilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately crashed Flight #9525
We are horrified that something of this nature could have been taken place… It is the worst nightmare that anyone can have in our company.
LaunchRift widens in Republican Party between defense hawks and Norquist acolytes
This is a war within the Republican Party… You can shade it any way you want, but this is war. — Senator Lindsey Graham, speaking
LaunchVice President Joe Biden: Putin’s actions speak louder than his words
Too many times President Putin has promised peace, and delivered tanks, troops, and weapons. So we will continue to provide Ukraine with security assistance, not
LaunchAnother day, another pipeline explosion
Another day, another pipeline explosion MSNBC: “Rachel Maddow reports on a natural gas pipeline in Brooke County, West Virginia that exploded in a huge fireball,
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The statement that there is a NATO legion in Ukraine is nonsense… There is no NATO legion, the foreign forces in Ukraine are Russian. —
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Our belief is that people who are using violence to undermine democracy want us to be silenced and we refuse to be silenced. — Ontario
LaunchSecret Service Director Julia Pierson resigns after security lapses
Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigns after security lapses The head of the United States Secret Service today offered her resignation to U.S. Secretary of
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Four Mount Ontake climbers confirmed dead after eruption Japanese media are reporting that four of the thirty-one people known to be on or near the
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