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Tap water from around the world contains tiny bits of plastic, survey finds | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/survey-finds-small-amounts-of-microplastics-in-tap-water-the-world-over/ It’s unclear if there are any health effects,

Hackers Gain ‘Switch-Flipping’ Access to US Power Systems | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/hackers-gain-switch-flipping-access-to-us-power-systems/

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/04/world/asia/north-korea-missile-test.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news Cho Tae-yul, the South Korean ambassador, and Ambassador Nikki Haley of the United States during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on

Outlawing War? It Actually Worked – NYTimes.com https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/02/opinion/sunday/outlawing-war-kellogg-briand.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage September 2, 2017 President Calvin Coolidge looking on as Frank Kellogg, his secretary of state, signs the

Read the Inauguration Day letter Obama left for Trump – CNNPolitics http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/03/politics/obama-trump-letter-inauguration-day/index.html (CNN)During his final moments in the Oval Office, President Barack Obama folded into

Manufacturing Is a Bright Spot in a Subdued Jobs Report – NYTimes.com https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/business/economy/jobs-report-unemployment.html?action=click&module=U.S.%20Economy&pgtype=Homepage By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ September 1, 2017 Mack Truck employs about 1,800 people in the

Hurricane Harvey Shifts Political Winds in Washington – NYTimes.com https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/08/31/us/politics/hurricane-harvey-shifts-political-winds-in-washington.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage August 31, 2017 Cleaning out a damaged home on Wednesday in Houston. Recovery aid will

Chances of Trump impeachment at high point – Salon.com http://www.salon.com/2017/08/31/chances-of-trump-impeachment-at-high-point_partner/ Jefferson Morley This article originally appeared on AlterNet While Houston drowns and North Korea provokes, the case for the

Declining Interest In History Hits Museums Like Colonial Williamsburg Hard https://thefederalist.com/2017/08/22/americans-declining-interest-history-hitting-colonial-williamsburg-hard-not-one/ Americans know little about their own country’s past—and they’re not expressing interest learning more

Mattis freezes Trump’s ban on transgender troops, calls for more study – The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/08/29/pentagon-chief-mattis-freezes-trumps-ban-on-transgender-troops-calls-for-more-study/?utm_term=.cd23d3eaceb0 Defense Secretary Jim Mattis during a news conference at the